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Acute and residual toxicity of a new pyrethroid insecticide, WL85871, to honey-bees

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Murray, A. Acute and residual toxicity of a new pyrethroid insecticide, WL85871, to honey-bees. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 560–564 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609776

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