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Long-term preservation of Neozygites tanajoae (Entomophthorales: Neozygitaceae) in cadavers of Mononychellus tanajoae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Vitalis W. Wekesa Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Zoology, ESALQ/University of São Paulo, C.P. 9, 13418–900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Italo Delalibera Jr Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Zoology, ESALQ/University of São Paulo, C.P. 9, 13418–900, Piracicaba, SP, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 613-619 | Received 08 Jan 2008, Published online: 13 Aug 2008

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