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Insecticidal Activity of α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone against Several Insect Pests

Probal Kanti DATTADepartment of Bioresources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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Chul-Sa KIMDepartment of Bioresources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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Tetsuro HARADepartment of Bioresources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
,
Eiji ITOHDepartment of Bioresources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
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Michio HORIIKEDepartment of Bioresources Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University
Pages 760-761 | Received 24 Sep 1998, Accepted 27 Nov 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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