The status of the locust fly, Wohlfahrtia pachytyli (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), in the Karoo and the impact of locust control operations on its abundance

African Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-43

  Price, R E ^a   Brown, H D ^a,b  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b Locust Management Solutions   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brown locust control; Deltamethrin side effects; Eco toxicology; Sarcophagidae; South Africa; Wohlfahrtia pachytyli

Indexed keywords

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; DIPTERA; LOCUSTANA PARDALINA; ORTHOPTERA; SARCOPHAGIDAE; WOHLFAHRTIA PACHYTYLI;

EID: 33646268443     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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