Host range and distribution of fruit-infesting pestiferous fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) in selected areas of Central Tanzania

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 629-641

  Mwatawala, M W ^a   De Meyer, M ^b   Makundi, R H ^a   Maerere, A P ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bactrocera invadens; Ceratitis; Citrus; Guava; Mango

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; FLY; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST RANGE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; CUCURBITACEAE; FRUIT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; TEPHRITIDAE;

TANZANIA;

ANNONA MURICATA; BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS ROSA; CITRUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; DIPTERA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PRUNUS DULCIS; PSIDIUM; TEPHRITIDAE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 74149088096     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309006695     Document Type: Article

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