Method of assessing the fertility of wild Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) females for use in sterile insect technique programs

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 590-597

  Katsoyannos, Byron I ^c   Papadopoulos, Nikos T ^c   Kouloussis, Nikos A ^c   Heath, Robert ^a   Hendrichs, Jorge ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Fertility assessment; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

CERATITIS CAPITATA;

EID: 0033052286     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.3.590     Document Type: Article

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