Chemiotropic behavior of female olive fly (Bactrocera oleae Gmel.) on Olea europaea L

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1027-1036

  Scarpati, Maria Luisa ^a   Lo Scalzo, Roberto ^a   Vita, Giovanni ^b   Gambacorta, Augusto ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

ammonia; attractants; Bactrocera oleae; Diptera; microbial metabolites; Olea europaea; olive leaf leachate; olive maceration water; styrene; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA OLEAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; OLEA EUROPAEA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0029854012     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02029952     Document Type: Article

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