Influence of high-temperature exposure on the mating, oviposition and thermotaxis of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet) (Diptera:Tephritidae).

BACKGROUND:Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) is an important pest of cucurbit crops and certain vegetables in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Hawaii. Most studies on B. cucurbitae have focussed on the effects of prolonged high temperature and very few have examined the effects of short-term expos...

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Main Authors: Bei Zeng, Wenjing Zhu, Yueguan Fu, Shihao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147512?pdf=render