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Use of calcium cyanide solutions in HCN toxicity experiments with insects

W A ROBBIE

    Journal of Economic Entomology
    |October 29, 2010
    PubMed
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    Keywords:
    ACID/hydrocyanicCYANIDESINSECTICIDES

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