Effects of irradiation on the courtship behavior of medfly (Diptera, Tephritidae) mass reared for the sterile insect technique

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-112

  Lux, S A ^a   Vilardi, J C ^b   Liedo, P ^c   Gaggl, K ^d   Calcagno, G E ^b   Munyiri, F N ^a   Vera, M T ^b   Manso, F ^e  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Courtship; Irradiation; Mating behavior; Medfly; SIT; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COURTSHIP; IRRADIATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; REARING; STERILE RELEASE METHOD; STERILIZATION;

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

EID: 0038467391     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0102:eoiotc]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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