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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Phototactic behaviour of the parasitoid Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

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Pages 250-262 | Received 25 Apr 2015, Accepted 09 Sep 2015, Published online: 06 Nov 2015

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