Efficacy of Tower Medfly Eclosion Systems

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-80

  Salvato, Mark ^a,b   Holler, Tim ^a   Worley, John ^a   Stewart, Joe ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CPHST ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Sterile insect technique; Tower eclosion system

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

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

EID: 0842307406     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315031000151747     Document Type: Article

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