Plant preference in the zoophytophagous generalist predator Macrolophus pygmaeus (Heteroptera: Miridae)
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Comparative cytogenetic study of three Macrolophus species (Heteroptera, Miridae)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biological Control
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1049-9644
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.06.003