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Evaluation and use of Predators and Parasitoids for Biological Control of Pests in Greenhouses

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Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops

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  1. Joop C. van Lenteren
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  2. Giuseppe Manzaroli
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain

    R. Albajes

  2. University of Torino, Torino, Italy

    M. Lodovica Gullino

  3. University of Wageningen, Wageningen, The Netherland

    J. C. van Lenteren

  4. The Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagen, Israel

    Y. Elad

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van Lenteren, J.C., Manzaroli, G. (1999). Evaluation and use of Predators and Parasitoids for Biological Control of Pests in Greenhouses. In: Albajes, R., Lodovica Gullino, M., van Lenteren, J.C., Elad, Y. (eds) Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. Developments in Plant Pathology, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47585-5_13

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