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Malathion leakage from fruit fly male-annihilation traps on Kauai, Hawaii

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  1. Department of Entomology, Kauai Research Station, University of Hawaii, 7370 Kuamoo Road, 96746, Kapaa, Hawaii, USA

    R. H. Messing & S. J. Seiler

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Messing, R.H., Seiler, S.J. Malathion leakage from fruit fly male-annihilation traps on Kauai, Hawaii. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 193–198 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00198880

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