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Documenting the expanded southern range of the introduced parasitoid Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in California

Diego J. NietoEntomology Department, Driscoll’s Inc., Watsonville, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jason BuhlerEntomology Department, Driscoll’s Inc., Watsonville, CA, USA
&
Michael P. SeagravesEntomology Department, Driscoll’s Inc., Watsonville, CA, USA
Pages 499-504 | Received 07 Nov 2019, Accepted 14 Feb 2020, Published online: 26 Feb 2020

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