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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Estimating attraction of Syrphidae (Diptera) to flowering plants with interception traps

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Pages 1040-1052 | Received 31 Jan 2013, Accepted 06 Jun 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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