Pollination by Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Seed Set of Greenhouse Sweet Pepper

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1646-1649

  Jarlan, Arnaud ^a   De Oliveira, Domingos ^a   Gingras, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsicum; Eristalis tenax; Greenhouse; Pollination; Seed set; Visits

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; DIPTERA; ERISTALIS TENAX; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 0008066471     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1646     Document Type: Article

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