Occurrence of tephritid fruit flies with intermediate morphologies of Bactrocera carambolae and B. papayae (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Juma, Salim, Muhamad Awang, Rita, Adam, Nur Azura, Hee, Alvin Kah Wei, Gnanasegaram, Manjeri
• Format: Article
• Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34709/; http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/ajbas_November_2014.html

Background: Tephritid fruit flies, Bactrocera carambolae(Drew and Hancock) and Bactrocera papayae (Drew and Hancock) belonging to the B. Dorsalis complex are key pests of valuable fruits in Southeast Asia. Control of these pests is often limited by difficulties on their identifi...