Laboratory evaluation of flight performance of the plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2065-2071

  Chen, H ^a,b   Kaufmann, C ^a,c   Scherm, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conotrachelus nenuphar; Flight mill; Insect flight; Plum curculio

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CONOTRACHELUS NENUPHAR; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 34248653482     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.6.2065     Document Type: Article

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