Improving sterile male performance in support of programmes integrating the sterile insect technique against fruit flies

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 137, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 178-190

  Pereira, R ^a   Yuval, B ^b   Liedo, P ^c   Teal, P E A ^d   Shelly, T E ^e   Mcinnis, D O ^f   Hendrichs, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^d CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic environment; Hormonal supplements; Nutritional supplements; Release methods; Semiochemical supplements; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; EMERGENCE; ENTOMOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HORMONE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; IRRADIANCE; PROTEIN; PUPA; REARING; SEMIOCHEMICAL; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

ANASTREPHA; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CITRUS; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 84878402744     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01664.x     Document Type: Review

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