Feeding activity and attraction of blueberry maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) to protein baits, ammonium acetate, and sucrose

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1269-1277

  Barry, James D ^a   Polavarapu, Sridhar ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Highbush blueberries; Nu Lure; Rhagoletis mendax; SolBait; Yeast hydrolysate

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; RHAGOLETIS; RHAGOLETIS MENDAX; TEPHRITIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 4444312136     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.4.1269     Document Type: Article

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