Biology
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Author: Raven
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 39, Problem 5U
Parasitoid wasps protect plants from caterpillars by
a. stinging them.
b. repelling them.
c. eating them.
d. enclosing them in a capsule.
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