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Approaches to pea crab biocontrol

Stages of pea crab life cycle that could be used for biocontrol

Possible biocontrol strategies for the New Zealand pea crab, a parasite of green-lipped mussels. Settlement and fertilisation are two stages in the pea crab life cycle that are promising targets for biocontrol of pea crabs on mussel farms.

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