Increase of frosted scale following use of DDT and other sprays

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W W MIDDLEKAUFF, A E MICHELBACHER, C SWANSON

    Journal of Economic Entomology
    |March 19, 2010
    PubMed
    Abstract

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    Keywords:
    DDT/increase of frosted scale after useSPRAY/increase of frosted scale

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