Effect of rainfall and soil moisture on survival of adults and immature stages of Anastrepha ludens and A. obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) under semi-field conditions

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 643-650

  Montoya, Pablo ^a   Flores, Salvador ^a   Toledo, Jorge ^b  

^a Secretaria de Agricultura Ganaderia Desarrollo Rural Pesca y Alimentacion   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A. obliqua; Anastrepha ludens; Fruit flies; Rainfall; Soil humidity; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMERGENCE; FLY; FRUIT; HOST PLANT; HUMIDITY; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY; PUPA; PUPATION; RAINFALL; REFUGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SURVIVAL;

ANASTREPHA LUDENS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 58149083493     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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