Evaluation of three ground release methods for sterile Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1541-1545

  Dominiak, B C ^a,b   Campbell, A J ^a   Worsley, P ^a   Nicol, H I ^a  

^a Department of Primary Industries New South Wales ^*  (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Bactrocera tryoni; Chilled; Pupal; Quality; Recapture; Release methods; SIT

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISPERSAL; FIELD; FLY; FRUIT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STERILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 80053175223     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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