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Side-effects of locust control on beneficial arthropods: research approaches used by the Locustox project in Senegal

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  1. A. Niassy (Plant Protection Directorate (DPV)

    Present address: ARPIS Programme, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya

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  1. The Locustox Project, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). The Locustox Project, B.P. 3300, Dakar, Senegal

    H. van der Valk

  2. Ministry of Agriculture, BP. 20054, Dakar-Thiaroye, Senegal

    A. Niassy (Plant Protection Directorate (DPV)

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van der Valk, H., Niassy, A. (1997). Side-effects of locust control on beneficial arthropods: research approaches used by the Locustox project in Senegal. In: New Strategies in Locust Control. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9202-5_50

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