Low-dose irradiation phytosanitary treatment against Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-346

  Torres Rivera, Zoila ^a   Hallman, Guy J ^a  

^a ARS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Disinfestation; Ionizing irradiation; Quarantine treatment

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMERGENCE; FLY; FRUIT; INFECTIVITY; IONIZATION; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; PUPATION;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; PERSEA AMERICANA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34447126293     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[343:LIPTAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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