Native Vaccinium spp. and Gaylussacia spp. infested by Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes region: A potential source of inoculum for infestation of cultivated blueberries

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1378-1385

  Smith, James J ^a   Gavrilovic, Vesna ^a   Smitley, David R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberry maggot; Gaylussacia spp.; Geographic distribution; Host plants; Rhagoletis mendax; Vaccinium spp.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CANADA; FLY; HUCKLEBERRY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; DIPTERA; GREAT LAKES REGION; HUCKLEBERRY PLANT; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; MICHIGAN; NEW YORK; ONTARIO;

EID: 0035752971     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.6.1378     Document Type: Article

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