Reproductive performance of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) exposed to the minimum heat treatment temperature as pupae and adults

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 626-633

  Mahroof, Rizana ^a   Subramanyam, Bhadriraju ^a   Flinn, Paul ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Methyl bromide alternative; Reproductive impairment; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 17844410095     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.2.626     Document Type: Article

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