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First record of an indigenous South African parasitoid wasp on an imported biological control agent, the water hyacinth hopper

Emily C. KrausDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Centre for Biological Control, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julie CoetzeeDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, Centre for Biological Control, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-3349View further author information
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Simon van NoortResearch and Exhibitions Department, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-9741View further author information
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Massimo OlmiTropical Entomology Research Center, Viterbo, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-5075View further author information
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Pages 1234-1241 | Received 21 Jun 2019, Accepted 21 Aug 2019, Published online: 29 Aug 2019

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