Foliar form, colour and surface characteristics influence oviposition behaviour of the carrot fly

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-112

  Degen, Thomas ^a   Städler, Erich ^a  

^a Swiss Federal Research Station for Fruit Growing Viticulture and Horticulture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

colour; Delia antiqua; Delia radicum; Diptera; leaf models; Mayetiola destructor; oviposition preference; physical stimuli; Psila rosae; shape

Indexed keywords

CARROT; CARROT FLY; LEAF MODEL; OVIPOSITION PREFERENCE; PHYSICAL STIMULUS;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; APIACEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DAUCUS CAROTA; DELIA ANTIQUA; DELIA RADICUM; DIPTERA; MAYETIOLA DESTRUCTOR; PSILA ROSAE; PSILIDAE;

EID: 0030619542     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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