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Rose Buitenhuis
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Seasonal climatic variations influence the efficacy of predatory mites used for control of western flower thrips in greenhouse ornamental crops.
Experimental & applied acarology · 2015
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Seasonal climatic variations influence the efficacy of predatory mites used for control of western flower thrips in greenhouse ornamental crops.
Hewitt LC, Shipp L, Buitenhuis R, Scott-Dupree C
Experimental & applied acarology2015
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