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Insects in Relation to National Defense: Screwworms

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Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture. 1941-June. “Insects in Relation to National Defense: Screwworms.” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed February 10, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/7168.