Attractiveness to mexican fruit flies of combinations of acetic acid with ammonium/ amino attractants with emphasis on effects of hunger

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 499-511

  Robacker, D C ^a   Moreno, D S ^a   Demilo, A B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Ammonia; Anastrepha ludens; Attractants; Diptera; Methylamine; Mexican fruit fly; Putrescine; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242537502     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02033652     Document Type: Article

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