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Review

Effects of the pesticide dimethoate on a non-target generalist carabid, Pterostichus melas italicus (Dejean, 1828) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

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Pages 471-477 | Received 22 Jul 2010, Accepted 08 Mar 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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