Exposure to ginger root oil enhances mating success of male mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from a genetic sexing strain

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 440-445

  Shelly, Todd E ^a   Robinson, Alan S ^a   Caceres, Carlos ^a   Wornoayporn, Viwat ^a   Islam, Amirul ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Ginger root oil; Mating behavior; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; MATING BEHAVIOR; PEST CONTROL; STERILITY;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; TEPHRITIDAE; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0036747396     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0440:ETGROE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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