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Biological control provided by natural enemies play an important role in integrated pest management. Generalist insect predators provide an important biological service in the regulation of agricultural insect pests. Our goal is to understand the explicit process of oviposition preference, habitat s...

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Main Authors: Fang Ouyang, Xingyuan Men, Bing Yang, Jianwei Su, Yongsheng Zhang, Zihua Zhao, Feng Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440376?pdf=render