Disruption of sexual communication of oriental beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in highbush blueberries with retrievable pheromone sources

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-58

  Sciarappa, William J ^a,b   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a   Holdcraft, Robert J ^a   Barry, James D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(Z) 7 tetradecen 2 one; Anomala orientalis; Mating disruption

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; MATING DISRUPTION; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE TRAP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANOMALA ORIENTALIS; COLEOPTERA; EXOMALA ORIENTALIS; SCARABAEIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 13544274238     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.1.54     Document Type: Article

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