Depth of pupation and survival of the Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) pupae at selected soil moistures

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 515-520

  Bohua, Hou ^a   Xie, Qi ^a   Zhang, Runjie ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Average time to emergence; Bactrocera dorsalis; Pupation depth; Soil moisture; Survival

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 33845408884     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2006.515     Document Type: Article

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