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Practical Control of Wireworm with 'Gammexane'

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IN their letter on the result of field trials with 'Gammexane', Messrs. Thomas and Jameson1 claim that, as a result of the application of this insecticide, reductions in wireworm population of up to 65 per cent have been noted. This appears to us to be a somewhat misleading statement unless fully supported by the actual data of the sampling on which the claim is based.

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GOLIGHTLY, W., HOGG, W. Practical Control of Wireworm with 'Gammexane'. Nature 157, 772 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157772c0

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