The life cycle of the root borer, Oryctes agamemnon, under laboratory conditions

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Soltani, Rasmi ^a   Chaieb, Ikbel ^a   Hamouda, Med Habib Ben ^a  

^a Agronomics Sciences Institute of Chott Meriam   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Date palm

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY WEIGHT; COCONUT; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY WEIGHT; COCOS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPOSITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54949120214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.008.6101     Document Type: Article

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