Methyl eugenol and mating competitiveness of irradiated male Bactrocera philippinensis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 481-488

  Shelly, Todd ^a   Resilva, Sotero ^b   Reyes, Marlyn ^b   Bignayan, Helen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Philippines Nucl Research Institute   (Philippines)

^c Natl Mango Res and Devmt Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Fruit flies; Male attractant; Male replacement; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA PHILIPPINENSIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0030515617     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496059     Document Type: Article

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