Positive Phototactic Response of the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to Chemiluminescent Light and Effectiveness of the Light Source for Attracting Weevils in the Field

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 212-214

  Nakamoto, Yutaka ^a   Takushi, Jun ^a,b  

^a Fruit Fly Eradication Project Office   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Prefectural Dams Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Euscepes postfasciatus; Light trap; Phototactic response; West Indian sweet potato weevil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035730582     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2001.212     Document Type: Article

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