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Effect of Bombyx mori Chitinase against Japanese Pine Sawyer (Monochamus alternatus) Adults as a Biopesticide

Khondkar Ehteshamul KABIRDepartment of Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University
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Hiroyuki SUGIMOTOYamaguchi Prefectural Forestry Guidance Institute
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Hiroyuki TADOYamaguchi Prefectural Forestry Guidance Institute
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Katsuhiko ENDODepartment of Physics, Biology, and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University
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Akira YAMANAKADepartment of Physics, Biology, and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University
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Shuhei TANAKADepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University
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Daizo KOGADepartment of Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University
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Pages 219-229 | Received 11 Aug 2005, Accepted 26 Sep 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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