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Spinosad effectively controls Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in organic potato

Pages 283-286 | Received 16 Feb 2009, Accepted 31 Mar 2009, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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