5 datasets found
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Data from: Evaluating a Novel Core-and-Perimeter Delimiting Trapping Survey Design for Insects: I. Field Experiment
Department of Agriculture —
We compared the "core and perimeter" (C&P) and "fully trapped" (FT) designs in a mark-release-recapture experiment with Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann; Diptera:... -
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Data from: Enhanced survival of mass reared Mediterranean fruit flies via regular diurnal temperature oscillations
Department of Agriculture —
Effectively mass rearing insects is critical for research, for environmentally friendly technologies like Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), producing biological control... -
Federal
Data from: Flight burst duration as an indicator of flight ability and physical fitness in two species of Tephritid fruit flies
Department of Agriculture —
These data are from a study on a new method to quantify flight ability and physical fitness of individual fruit flies which we term ‘Flight Burst Duration’ (FBD). The... -
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Data from: Experiments on Jackson trap efficiency capturing Bactrocera dorsalis and Zeugodacus cucurbitae
Department of Agriculture —
Jackson traps baited with male lures with or without insecticides are essential components of surveillance and monitoring programs against pest tephritid fruit flies.... -
Federal
Data from: Less is more: Fewer attract-and-kill sites improve the male annihilation technique against Bactrocera dorsalis
Department of Agriculture —
The Male Annihilation Technique (also termed the Male Attraction Technique; “MAT”) is often used to eradicate pestiferous tephritid fruit flies, such as Bactrocera...
5 datasets found