Evaluation of traps and toxicants in an attract-and-kill system for Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2006-2014

  Barry, James D ^a   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a   Teixeira, Luís A F ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetamiprid; Blueberry maggot; Fipronil; Highbush blueberries; Imidacloprid

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; RHAGOLETIS; RHAGOLETIS MENDAX; TEPHRITIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 12344335939     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.6.2006     Document Type: Article

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