Effects of Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) Pollination on Characteristics of Greenhouse Sweet Pepper Fruits

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1650-1654

  Jarlan, Arnaud ^a   De Oliveira, Domingos ^a   Gingras, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Duration of visits; Eristalis tenax; Fruit characteristics; Pollination; Sweet pepper; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; DIPTERA; ERISTALIS TENAX; INSECTA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 0038431426     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.6.1650     Document Type: Article

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