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Materials and Methods: Estimation of the relationship between the population density of L. tapleyi and A. lepidosaphes activity, by using different models of correlation and regression analyses. The estimate of the effects of climatic factors (daily mean max. temp., min. temp., mean of % relative humidity and mean of dew point) on seasonal activity of the parasitoid, A. lepidosaphes, during two successive years (2017/2018 and 2018/2019). Results: The results showed that the relationship between the population density of L. tapleyi and A. lepidosaphes activity was positive during both years. Furthermore, simple regression analysis indicated that the abundance of A. lepidosaphes was more highly correlated with the L. tapleyi population density in each whole year during the two successive years. 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