Incidence and host range of the melon fruit fly Bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Central Tanzania

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-273

  Mwatawala, M ^a   Maerere, A P ^a   Makundi, R ^a   de Meyer, M ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Cucurbitaceae; Ecology; Fruit flies

Indexed keywords

FLY; FRUIT; HOST PLANT; HOST RANGE; PARASITE INFESTATION;

MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; DACUS CILIATUS; DIPTERA; MOMORDICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 77954588477     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670871003596792     Document Type: Article

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