Modeling Thermal Death in the Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 527-534

  Thomas, Donald B ^a   Mangan, Robert L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexican fruit fly; Mortality modeling; Quarantine treatments; Thermal death

Indexed keywords

ANASTREPHA LUDENS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0000287594     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.527     Document Type: Article

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