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- Naumann, K., L. Rankin, and M. Isman. 1994. Systemic action of neem seed extract on mountain pine beetle (Coleoptera: Scoiytidae) in lodgepole pine . Journal of Economic Entomology 87:1580-1585.
- Rankin, L., and J. Borden. 1991. Competitive interactions between the mountain pine beetle and the pine engraver in lodgepole pine . Canadian Journal of Forest Research 21:1029-1036.
- Duthie-Holt, M., J. Borden, and L. Rankin. 1999. Translocation and efficacy of a neem-based insecticide in lodgepole pine using Ips pini (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) as an indicator species . Journal of Economic Entomology 92:180-186.
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