Susceptibility of Highbush Blueberry Cultivars to Larval Infestation by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 817-821

  Liburd, Oscar E ^a,b   Alm, Steven R ^a   Casagrande, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberry maggot fly; Cultivars; Highbush blueberries; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; RHAGOLETIS MENDAX; TEPHRITIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 0005217672     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.4.817     Document Type: Article

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