A transponder for harmonic radar tracking of the black vine weevil in behavioral research

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 831-838

  Brazee, R D ^a   Miller, E S ^a   Reding, M E ^a   Klein, M G ^a   Nudd, B ^a   Zhu, H ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna; Insect; Instrumentation; Nursery; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; TRANSCEIVERS; TRANSPONDERS;

AGROECOSYSTEMS; BLACK VINE WEEVIL (BVW); ENTOMOLOGISTS; HARMONIC RADAR TRACKING;

CROPS;

PEST SPECIES; RADAR ALTIMETRY;

FARM CROPS; FRUITS; INSECTS; MANAGEMENT;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS;

EID: 20044373447     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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