Larval development of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a meridic diet

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 433-437

  Chang, Chiou Ling ^a   Kurashima, Rick ^a   Albrecht, Christopher P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mass rearing; Meridic diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011880785     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0433:LDOCCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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