Evaluation of the behavioural response of the flies Megaselia halterata and Lycoriella castanescens to different mushroom cultivation materials

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-81

  Tibbles, L L ^a,b,c   Chandler, D ^a   Mead, A ^a   Jervis, M ^b   Boddy, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agaricus bisporus; Compost; Diptera; Olfaction; Oviposition attractants; Phoridae; Phorids; Sciaridae; Sciarids

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPOST; MUSHROOM; OVIPOSITION; PEST SPECIES;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCORIELLA; LYCORIELLA CASTANESCENS; MEGASELIA HALTERATA; PHORIDAE; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 27744488542     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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