A new meatless diet for adult screwworm (diptera: calliphoridae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1398-1401

  Chaudhury, M F ^a   Alvarez, L Alfredo ^a   Velazquez, L Lopez ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochliomyia hominivorax; Diet; Dried egg; Honey; Horsemeat; Screwworm fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; APPETITE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIPTERA; FEMALE; MALE;

EID: 0034242531     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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