Influence of adult diet on the mating success and survival of male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from two mass-rearing strains on field-caged host trees

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 340-344

  Shelly, Todd E ^a,b   McInnis, Donald O ^c  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Copulation; Nutrition; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

DIET; MATING SUCCESS; PEST SPECIES; STERILITY; SURVIVAL;

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

EID: 0142167462     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0340:IOADOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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