Reproductive Interference and Niche Partitioning in Aphidophagous Insects

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(a) A giant pine aphid, Cinara pini, on Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora. (b) Harmonia yedoensis hatchling capturing a C. pini individual, observed in a laboratory experiment. Because C. pini has long legs and is highly mobile, H. yedoensis larvae are often unsuccessful in their attempts to capture this aphid.

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