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Surplus Killing by Predatory Larvae of Corethrella appendiculata: Prepupal Timing and Site-Specific Attack on Mosquito Prey

L. Philip Lounibos, Sonya Makhni, Barry W. Alto, Banugopan Kesavaraju

Journal of Insect Behavior · 2008 · 28 citations · 20 references

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Life SciencesEcologyEntomologyInsect BehaviorInsect EcologyInsect PhysiologyDefense BehaviorMosquito BiologyParasitoid BiologyParasitoid EcologyPredator-prey InteractionsAquatic Insect Predator-prey InteractionsInsect Mortality DynamicsLarval DefensesLarval Foraging BehaviorPredation On LarvaePredatory BeetlesPredatory FeedingPrey Defenses