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Melia volkensii: a natural insecticide against desert locusts

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Rembold, H. (1997). Melia volkensii: a natural insecticide against desert locusts. In: New Strategies in Locust Control. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9202-5_24

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