Effect of gamma radiation on the sterility and quality of male peach fruit Fly, bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) [electronic resource].

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The sterile insect technique is widely used in integrated programs against tephritid fruit flies.Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) is a serious pest of fruits in many parts of the world. The pest species has been recently recorded in Egypt. Referring to its significant yield losses, recorded on a wide range of fruits, a strong emphasis for developing effective measures to suppress! eradicate the pest population in infested areas was suggested.

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