Assessment of corn pollen as a food source for two tephritid fruit fly species

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-150

  McQuate, Grant T ^a   Jones, Gretchen D ^a   Sylva, Charmaine D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Bactrocera dorsalis; Cucurbits; Natural food sources; Pollen; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; DIET; MAIZE; POLLEN;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CASTOR; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RICINUS COMMUNIS; TEPHRITIDAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037307378     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.1.141     Document Type: Article

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