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Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition Between Cotesia flavipes and Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Gregarious Larval Endoparasitoids of Lepidopteran Stemborers

Mohamed N. Sallam
,
William A. Overholt
&
Eunice Kairu
Pages 493-506 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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