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Neozygites tanajoae sp. nov., a pathogen of the cassava green mite

Italo Delalibera Jr.Correspondence[email protected]
,
Ann E. Hajek Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Richard A. Humber USDA/ARS Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Ithaca, New York 14853
Pages 1002-1009 | Accepted 23 Mar 2004, Published online: 30 Jan 2017

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