Effectiveness of protein baits on melon fly and oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Attraction and feeding

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1161-1167

  Barry, James D ^a,b   Miller, Neil W ^c   Piñero, Jaime C ^d,e   Tuttle, Arthur ^d   Mau, Ronald F L ^f   Vargas, Roger I ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c US Pac Basin Agric Res Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; Bactrocera dorsalis; Bait spray; Spinosad

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 33750428562     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.4.1161     Document Type: Article

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