Methods for long-trem storage of Predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

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Assistant Professor, Agricultural Zoology Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

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