Beyond Predation: The Zoophytophagous Predator Macrolophus pygmaeus Induces Tomato Resistance against Spider Mites

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Maria L. Pappas ,

* E-mail: mpappa@agro.duth.gr

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
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Anke Steppuhn,

Affiliation Institute of Biology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Daniel Geuss,

Affiliation Institute of Biology, Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Nikoleta Topalidou,

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
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Aliki Zografou,

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
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Maurice W. Sabelis †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Section Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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George D. Broufas

Affiliation Department of Agricultural Development, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
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