Mating success in Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) under different rearing densities

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 284-289

  Miyatake, Takahisa ^a   Haraguchi, Dai ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Pref Miyako Agric EO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Density; Lek; Mating success; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0000725864     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.2.284     Document Type: Article

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