Marking of the West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with Calco oil red dye I. Effect of dye added to the artificial larval diet on development of the weevils, yield of adults and long lasting internal coloration in the adult

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-234

  Shimoji, Yukio ^b   Sugiyama, Mitsugu ^b   Kohama, Tsuguo ^a  

^a Fruit Fly Eradication Project Office   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Calco oil red dye; Euscepes postfasciatus; Marking; SIT

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS FORMICARIUS; EUSCEPES POSTFASCIATUS; INSECTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033130229     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.34.231     Document Type: Article

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