Effects of adhesive powders on the mating and flight behavior of Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1194-1202

  Armsworth, Clare G ^a,b   Baxter, Ian H ^a   Barton, Lucy E E ^a,b   Poppy, Guy M ^b   Nansen, Christian ^a  

^a Exosect Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrier particles; Ceratitis capitata; Electrostatic; Insect control

Indexed keywords

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 33750473699     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.4.1194     Document Type: Article

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