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Toxic responses of developing fifth instar milkweed bugs,Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera), to Aflatoxin B1

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  1. Bureau of Toxic Substances, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, 23219, Richmond, Virginia

    Gerald C. Llewellyn & Peter C. Sherertz

  2. Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 23284, Richmond, Virginia

    Cathie L. Gee

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Llewellyn, G.C., Gee, C.L. & Sherertz, P.C. Toxic responses of developing fifth instar milkweed bugs,Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera), to Aflatoxin B1 . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 40, 332–338 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689088

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