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Two Examples of Natural Enemy Augmentation: A Consequence of Crop Diversification

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Letourneau, D.K. (1990). Two Examples of Natural Enemy Augmentation: A Consequence of Crop Diversification. In: Gliessman, S.R. (eds) Agroecology. Ecological Studies, vol 78. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3252-0_2

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