A suggestion to use dogs for detecting red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) infestation in date palms in Israel (original) (raw)
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Nakash, J., Osem, Y. & Kehat, M. A suggestion to use dogs for detecting red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) infestation in date palms in Israel.Phytoparasitica 28, 153–155 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981745
- Received: 12 December 1999
- Revised: 13 February 2000
- Issue Date: June 2000
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981745