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Biology and control of Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Acarina: Penthaleidae): a review

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Ridsdill-Smith, T. Biology and control of Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Acarina: Penthaleidae): a review. Exp Appl Acarol 21, 193–223 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018490703897

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