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[Habit and control of pests in Santalum album]
Zezheng Gao1, Yousheng Wu, Zhulin Dong
1South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou.
Zhong Yao Cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese Medicinal Materials
|January 22, 2005
Abstract:
The habit of 5 species pests from South China Botanical Garden was reported in this paper, they are Delias aglaia Linni, Zenzera coffeae Nietner, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock, Scarab (grub), Agrotis ypsilon Rottemberg. Their control methods were presented.
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