The melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae: A review of its biology and management

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Dhillon, M K ^a   Singh, Ram ^b   Naresh, J S ^b   Sharma, H C ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Distribution; Host range; Insect transgenesis; Management; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCURBITA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; TEPHRITIDAE; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA VAR. ANGUINA;

ANIMAL; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; INSECT CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 28844481074     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/5.1.40     Document Type: Review

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