Investigation of the physiological consequences of feeding on methyl eugenol by Bactrocera cacuminata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 941-946

  Raghu, S ^a   Clarke, A R ^b   Yuval, B ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energetic reserves; Kairomones; Nutrition; Pharmacophagy; Pheromones; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FEEDING; KAIROMONE; NUTRITION; PHEROMONE TRAP; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; DACINAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0036961018     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.6.941     Document Type: Article

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