Do walking Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) locate cereal hosts by chance?

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-99

  Nguyen, Duong T ^a   Hodges, Rick J ^b   Belmain, Steven R ^b  

^a Plant Protection Research Institute   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bostrichidae; Coleoptera; Host selection; Locomotory behaviour; Pheromones; Plant volatiles

Indexed keywords

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36048962523     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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