Exposure to the ripe fruit of tropical almond enhances the mating success of male Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-758

  Shelly, Todd E ^a   Edu, James ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; FRUIT; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; RIPENING;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; PRUNUS DULCIS; TEPHRITIDAE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 38149133844     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[757:ETTRFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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