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Prevention, preparedness and response guidelines for Spodoptera frugiperda










IPPC Secretariat. 2021. Prevention, preparedness and response guidelines for Spodoptera frugiperda. Rome. FAO on behalf of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention. 



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