Comparison of Adult Life History Traits in Lines Artificially Selected for Long and Short Larval and Pupal Developmental Periods in the Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-343

  Miyatake, Takahisa ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Developmental period; Life history; Mass rearing; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030489724     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.31.335     Document Type: Article

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