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Notes: Abstract: Detailed observation of the host inspection and oviposition behavior is applied to three species of Aphytis, parasitoids of California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii; this information is necessary for interpretation of host preference, offspring sex ratios and foraging behavior. Keywords: biological control.