Effects of Irradiation on Mediterranean Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Emergence, Survivorship, Lure Attraction, and Mating Competition

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 615-622

  Barry, James D ^a   McInnis, Donald O ^a,b   Gates, Danny ^a,c   Morse, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c California Avocado Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Dominant lethal mutation; Quality control; Sterile insect technique; tsl

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0242407344     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.3.615     Document Type: Article

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