Re-examining the relationship between sexual maturation and age of response to methyl eugenol in males of the oriental fruit fly

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380-388

  Shelly, Todd E ^a   Edu, James ^a   Pahio, Elaine ^a   Wee, Suk Ling ^b   Nishida, Ritsuo ^c  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis; Chemical attraction; Diptera; Sex pheromone; Tephritidae; Trap capture

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; METABOLITE; MONITORING; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 49649110153     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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