Host status of avocado ('hass') to ceratitis capitata, ceratitis rosa, and ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) in South Africa

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1448-1459

  De Graaf, J ^a  

^a South African Subtropical Growers Association   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fruit fly; Hass cultivar; Host status; Persea americana

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INFECTION CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; OVIPOSITION; PERSEA; QUARANTINE; SOUTH AFRICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS ROSA; DIPTERA; PERSEA AMERICANA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 69649099860     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0408     Document Type: Article

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