Effect of host nutritive value on egg production by Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 939-943

  Guilherme Fernandes Da Silva, Pedro ^a   Sérgio Zucoloto, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Feeding; Fruitflies; Insects

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; LARVAL FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL VALVE; OVARIAN DEVELOPMENT; PAPAYA;

CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0031259633     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(97)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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