Ammonia and carbon dioxide: Quantitation and electroantennogram responses of Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 569-575

  Kendra, Paul E ^a   Vazquez, Aime ^a   Epsky, Nancy D ^a   Heath, Robert R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Anastrepha suspensa; Carbon dioxide; Electroantennogram; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 20344404216     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.3.569     Document Type: Article

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