Attractiveness of some food baits to the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-134

  Bharathi, T Elaiya ^a   Sathiyanandam, V K R ^a   David, P M M ^a  

^a Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Bactrocera cucurbitae; Food attractants

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GLYCINE MAX; TEPHRITIDAE; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA VAR. ANGUINA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 32244441482     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200412     Document Type: Article

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