Effect of age on the mating propensity of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-101

  Liedo, P ^a   De Leon, E ^a   Barrios, M I ^a   Valle Mora, J F ^a   Ibarra, G ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mating behavior; Medfly; Quality control; Sterile Insect Technique

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MATING BEHAVIOR; QUALITY CONTROL; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

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

EID: 0037790640     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0094:eoaotm]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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