Mating activity of Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on its larval host plant Solanum mauritianum Scopoli in southeast Queensland

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Drew, R A I ^a   Rodgers, D J ^a   Vijaysegaran, S ^a   Moore, C J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cacuminata; Host plant; Mating behaviour; Methyl eugenol

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; EUGENOL; METHYLEUGENOL;

ANGIOSPERM; BREEDING SITE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FLY; HOST PLANT; LARVA; MATING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOLANUM; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EUGENOL; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; QUEENSLAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOLANUM; TEPHRITIDAE;

BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; DIPTERA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 38549151146     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307005408     Document Type: Article

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