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Völkl, W., Mackauer, M. “Sacking” the host: Oviposition behavior of a parasitoid wasp,Dyscritulus planiceps (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae). J Insect Behav 9, 975–980 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02208984
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