A novel liquid larval diet and its rearing system for melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 524-528

  Chang, Chiou Ling ^a   Caceres, Carlos ^b   Jang, Eric B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Fruit fly diet; Liquid diet

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DIET; LARVA; PEST CONTROL; REARING;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 3242781860     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0524:ANLLDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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