Lek dynamics and cues evoking mating behavior in tephritid flies infesting soft fruits: Implications for behavior-based control tools

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 363-373

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a   Giunti, Giulia ^a   Canale, Angelo ^a   Messing, Russell H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberry maggot fly; Lure and kill; Monitoring assays; Sex pheromones; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905441266     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13355-014-0276-9     Document Type: Review

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