Ability of genetic sexing strain male melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to suppress wild female remating: Implications for sit

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 839-849

  Haq, Ihsan Ul ^a,b   Vreysen, Marc J B ^a   Abd Alla, Adly ^a   Hendrichs, Jorge ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cucurbitae; female receptivity; genetic sexing; mating compatibility; remating behavior; sex separation

Indexed keywords

FLY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PEST CONTROL; WILD POPULATION;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 84887041604     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.096.0318     Document Type: Article

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