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Isolation and virulence of entomopathogenic fungi against the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

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Pages 695-701 | Received 13 Jan 2010, Accepted 18 Feb 2010, Published online: 29 Mar 2010

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