Revised irradiation doses to control melon fly, mediterranean fruit fly, and oriental fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) and a generic dose for tephritid fruit flies

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1254-1262

  Follett, Peter A ^a   Armstrong, John W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytosanitary treatment; Quarantine pest; X ray irradiation

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CAPITATA; CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CUCUMIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 4444361830     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.4.1254     Document Type: Article

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