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Bioassay for Detection of Dichlorvos Insecticide in Air in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile Rotundata F.) Incubators Cover

Bioassay for Detection of Dichlorvos Insecticide in Air in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile Rotundata F.) Incubators

By: John R. Purdy and  Peter G. Kevan  
Open Access
|Dec 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 47
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2014
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2014
Published on: Dec 11, 2014
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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