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Male mating swarms inFrankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

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Irene Terry, L., Gardner, D. Male mating swarms inFrankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). J Insect Behav 3, 133–141 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01049200

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