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Conclusions<br />

• Episimus unguiculus is a Precedented<br />

Bio<strong>Control</strong> Agent<br />

– Established in Hawaii since 1950s<br />

– Field Host Specificity Documented<br />

– Impact on BP Compromised by Parasitism?<br />

• Capable <strong>of</strong> Sustained Reproduction Only<br />

on BP<br />

– Demonstrated in Lab. & Open-Field Choice<br />

Tests, Lab. Multi-Generation Tests

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