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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of ant predation and abiotic factors on the mortality of medfly larvae, Ceratitis capitata, in the Argan forest of Western Morocco

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Pages 751-762 | Received 07 Sep 2009, Accepted 26 Feb 2010, Published online: 19 Apr 2010

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