Population, food preference and trapping using aggregation pheromone (ferrugineol) on red palm weevil (Rhynchophorusferrugineus)

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 602-604

  Muralidharan, C M ^a   Vaghasia, U R ^a   Sodagar, N N ^a  

^a GUJARAT AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone (fermgineol); Date palm; Food bait; Population; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Trapping

Indexed keywords

FERRUGINEOL; INSECT CONTROL;

RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 0032699539     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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