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A study on the comparative predatory efficiency and development of Micraspis discolor (F.) and Menochilus sexmaculatus (F.) on tea aphid Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fons.)

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Pages 285-287 | Received 03 Jan 2014, Accepted 05 Jun 2014, Published online: 08 Jul 2014

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