Longevity, fecundity, and fertility of the red palm weevil, Rynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on natural and artificial diets

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-33

  Kaakeh, Walid ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Development time; Diet; Egg production; Fecundity; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77953174224     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5045     Document Type: Article

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