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Pathology and parasitology

First report of the lesser wax moth Achroia grisella F. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) consuming polyethylene (silo-bag) in northwestern Argentina

Adriana ChalupFundación Miguel Lillo (FML), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; ;Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; View further author information
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María Marta AyupFundación Miguel Lillo (FML), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; ;Centro Científico Tecnológico (CCT) CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; View further author information
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A. Carolina Monmany GarziaInstituto de Ecologıa Regional (IER), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientıficas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT), Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina; View further author information
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Agustina MaliziaInstituto de Ecologıa Regional (IER), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientıficas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT), Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina; View further author information
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Eduardo MartinFundación Miguel Lillo (FML), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; ;Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; View further author information
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Ricardo De CristóbalInstituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas (INSIBIO), CONICET-UNT and Instituto de Química Biológica "Dr. Bernabé Bloj", Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, ArgentinaView further author information
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Alberto Galindo-CardonaFundación Miguel Lillo (FML), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; ;Centro Científico Tecnológico (CCT) CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 569-571 | Received 01 Sep 2017, Accepted 31 May 2018, Published online: 24 Jul 2018

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