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First Report on Tropilaelaps Mercedesae Presence in Georgia: The Mite is Heading Westward!

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2024-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 183 - 188
Submitted on: Jul 22, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 12, 2024
Published on: Dec 18, 2024
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2024 Irakli Janashia, Aleksandar Uzunov, Chao Chen, Cecilia Costa, Giovanni Cilia, published by Research Institute of Horticulture
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