Mating competitiveness of mass-reared males of the mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) from eclosion towers

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 380-387

  Shelly, Todd E ^a   Holler, Timothy C ^a   Stewart, Joseph L ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediterranean fruit fly; Sterile insect technique; Tower eclosion system

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FLY; MATING SUCCESS; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 33748755017     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[380:MCOMMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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