Compatibility and competitiveness of a laboratory strain of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) after irradiation treatment

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-32

  Allinghi, Armando ^a   Calcagno, Graciela ^b   Petit Marty, Natalia ^c   Cendra, Paula Gómez ^b   Segura, Diego ^c   Vera, Teresa ^d   Cladera, Jorge ^c   Gramajo, Cecilia ^d   Willink, Eduardo ^d   Vilardi, Juan César ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^d Estacion Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anastrepha fraterculus; Fruit fly; Irradiation; Mating compatibility; Mating indices; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

FLY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MATING SUCCESS; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

ANASTREPHA FRATERCULUS; DIPTERA; PSIDIUM; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34147102953     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[27:CACOAL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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