Field and laboratory studies on the effects of host fruit volatiles on «Rhagoletis mendax» (Diptera: Tephritidae) adults

I examined olfactory responses of the blueberry maggot fly Rhagoletis mendax Curran towards organic volatile compounds extracted from host fruit, in both field and laboratory experiments. First, I investigated the effects of eight volatile treatments on the capture rate of adult flies, in...

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Main Author: Kwasniewska, Agnieszka
Other Authors: Charles Vincent (Supervisor2)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66956