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Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran Cover

Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran

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|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2019-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2732-656X | Journal ISSN: 1791-3691
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 21
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2018
Accepted on: Dec 13, 2018
Published on: Jan 31, 2019
Published by: Benaki Phytopathological Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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