Mouthpart structure, feeding mechanisms, and natural food sources of adult Bactrocera (diptera: tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 184-201

  Vijaysegaran, S ^a,b   Walter, G H ^a   Drew, R A I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult mouthpart structure; Bactrocera; Feeding mechanism; Natural foods

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; BACTROCERA CUCUMIS; BACTROCERA JARVISI; BACTROCERA TRYONI; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; TEPHRITIDAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

DIET; FEEDING MECHANISM; MOUTHPART;

EID: 0031408192     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/90.2.184     Document Type: Article

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