Trimedlure and the mating competitiveness of irradiated male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 780-786

  Shelly, Todd E ^a,b  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mating behavior; Trimedlure

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; MATING SUCCESS; PEST CONTROL;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0032696677     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.5.780     Document Type: Article

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