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New data on the Metarhizium pemphigi pathogenicity against economically and ecologically important insect species in laboratory conditions Cover

New data on the Metarhizium pemphigi pathogenicity against economically and ecologically important insect species in laboratory conditions

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 131
Published on: May 23, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Danail Takov, Danail Doychev, Daniela Pilarska, Teodora Toshova, Milan Zúbrik, Marek Barta, published by National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
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