Regional Suppression of <em>Bactrocera</em> Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Pacific through Biological Control and Prospects for Future Introductions into Other Areas of the World

<em>Bactrocera</em> fruit fly species are economically important throughout the Pacific. The USDA, ARS U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center has been a world leader in promoting biological control of <em>Bactrocera</em> spp. that incl...

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Main Authors: Roger I. Vargas, Luc Leblanc, Ernest J. Harris, Nicholas C. Manoukis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/3/727