Effects of fruit abundance within a tree canopy on the behaviour of wild and cultured Queensland fruit flies, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-207

  Dalby Ball, Geraldene ^a   Meats, Alan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bait spray; Foraging; Fruit stripping; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA TRYONI;

EID: 0034725564     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2000.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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