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IT is well known that many insects are able to bore through packing materials, including metal foils, used for wrapping foodstuffs and other commodities. During an attempt to develop a physical barrier that would be resistant to penetration by insects, the hardness of the mouthparts of a number of insect pests was determined.
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BAILEY, S. Hardness of Arthropod Mouthparts. Nature 173, 503 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173503a0
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