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EENY-470, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald Spence and Amanda Hodges, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this wasp species commonly found in Florida — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2010.
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