Moisture during Egg Incubation Adversely Affects Hatching of the West Indian Sweetpotato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), When the Eggs are Incubated En Masse

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-188

  Ohno, S ^a,b   Sasaki, T ^b   Kohama, T ^b,c  

^a Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center   (Japan)

^b Fruit Fly Eradication Project Office   (Japan)

^c OKINAWA PREFECTURAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Dryness; Fecal plug; Mass rearing; Quarantine pest; Sterile insect release

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; EUSCEPES POSTFASCIATUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 68949116528     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60291-5     Document Type: Article

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