Daily activity and non-random occurrence of captures in the Asian palm weevils

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 195-203

  Fanini, L ^a   Longo, S ^b   Cervo, R ^c   Roversi, P F ^d   Mazza, G ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asian palm weevil; daily activity; pheromone traps; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Rhynchophorus vulneratus

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BEETLE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FIELD SURVEY; PHEROMONE TRAP; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRAPPING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84899484005     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2014.905500     Document Type: Article

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