Field ovipositional behavior and laboratory studies on development of Dacus punctatifrons (Diptera: Tephritidae) on tomato

Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 393-398

  Okolle, Justin N ^a   Ntonifor, Nelson N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Dacus punctatifrons; Development; Oviposition; Tephritidae; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993960550     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1005-295X.2005.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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