Effect of color on the trapping effectiveness of red palm weevil pheromone traps

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-59

  Al Saoud, A H ^a   Al Deeb, M A ^b   Murchie, A K ^c  

^a General Agricultural Direcotrate of Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phoenix dactylifera; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Trap color; UAE

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 74949102495     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2010.54.59     Document Type: Article

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