Further development of a low-cost release method for sterile Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) in rural New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-417

  Dominiak, B C ^a   McLeod, L J ^a   Landon, R ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Population suppression; Queensland fruit fly; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PERSISTENCE; PEST CONTROL; STERILE RELEASE METHOD; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0038348293     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01145     Document Type: Article

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