Eradication of the Melon Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, from Okinawa, Japan, by Means of the Sterile Insect Technique, with Special Emphasis on the Role of Basic Studies

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-129

  ITO, Yosiaki ^a   Kakinohana, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Yamagishi, Masaaki ^a,c   Kohama, Tsuguo ^a,d  

^a Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^c Research Institute for Subtropics   (Japan)

^d Fruit Fly Eradication Project Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; mark release recapture; mate choice; melon fly; sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CUCUMIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 33644528792     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60177-6     Document Type: Review

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