Pupal release of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in the sterile insect technique: seasonal variation in eclosion and flight

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-159

  Reynolds, Olivia L ^a   Dominiak, Bernie C ^b,c   Orchard, Beverley A ^d  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Industry and Investment New South Wales   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Industry and Investment New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergence; Ptilinum; Qfly; Relative humidity; SIT; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 77954099807     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2009.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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