Effects of diet, ginger root oil, and elevation on the mating competitiveness of male mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from a mass-reared, genetic sexing strain in Guatemala

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1132-1141

  Shelly, Todd E ^a,b   Rendon, Pedro ^a   Hernandez, Emilio ^c   Salgado, Sergio ^c   McInnis, Donald ^d   Villalobos, Ethel ^b   Liedo, Pablo ^c  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mating competitiveness; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTERILANT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GINGER; GUATEMALA; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CHEMOSTERILANTS; DIET; FEMALE; GINGER; GUATEMALA; MALE; MEXICO; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT OILS; PLANT ROOTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0141871963     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.4.1132     Document Type: Article

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