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Field studies in Rhodesia on Cicadulina spp. (Hem., Cicadellidae), vectors of maize streak disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

D. J. W. Rose
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Rhodesia, Private Bag MP 167, Salisbury, Rhodesia

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