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New Inductive Population Model for Insect Parasites and its Bearing on Biological Control

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Mutual interference between searching insect parasites provides theoretical support for current biological control practices.

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HASSELL, M., VARLEY, G. New Inductive Population Model for Insect Parasites and its Bearing on Biological Control. Nature 223, 1133–1137 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231133a0

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