Component fatty acids from green mango fruit surface stimulate oviposition of the mango pulp weevil, Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.)

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-45

  De Jesus, L R A ^a   Calumpang, S M F ^b   Medina, J R ^b   Ohsawa, Kanju ^c  

^a Regional Field Unit 4   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fruit peel; Mango cv. Carabao; Oviposition stimulant; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACOTHORAX VIRIDIS; MANGIFERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; STERNOCHETUS;

EID: 1642284412     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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