Induced sterility of Glossina pallidipes Austen males after irradiation in a nitrogen atmosphere

Entomological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Mutika, Gratian N ^a,b   Parker, Andrew G ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Diptera; Fertility; Glossinidae; Sterile insect technique; Trypanosomosis; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

GLOSSINA PALLIDIPES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33746869333     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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