Weathering trials of Amulet cue-lure and Amulet methyl eugenol "attract-and-kill" stations with male melon flies and oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1551-1559

  Vargas, Roger I ^a   Stark, John D ^a,b   Mackey, Bruce ^a,c   Bull, Richard ^a,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d 90 Goldieslie Park ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Bactrocera dorsalis; Fipronil; Male annihilation; Suppression

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 27544464829     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.5.1551     Document Type: Article

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