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Original Articles

The effect of augmentative releases of indigenous parasitoid, Anagyrus Kamali (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on populations of Maconellicoccus Hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Egypt

Pages 129-132 | Received 10 Aug 2004, Published online: 25 Jan 2007

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