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Worker Safety Aspects of Abamectin Use in Crop Protection

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Ivermectin and Abamectin

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Abamectin is the avermectin selected for agricultural use. Its various formulations, and the uses that have been developed, are described in Chapter 20.

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Grosso, L.S., Dybas, R.A., Rickard, S.F. (1989). Worker Safety Aspects of Abamectin Use in Crop Protection. In: Campbell, W.C. (eds) Ivermectin and Abamectin. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3626-9_14

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