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Improving Medfly Capture Efficacy in Jackson Traps

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The multimillion dollar losses caused by the medfly all over the world reinforce the need to consolidate efforts for detection and control of this pest.

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  1. F. Hentze
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  1. Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Km. 2.5 Antigua Carretera a Coatepec, Apartado Postal 63, 91000, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    Martin Aluja

  2. Centro de Investigaciones Ecologicas del Sureste, Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km. 2.5, Apartado Postal 36, 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

    Pablo Liedo

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Hentze, F. (1993). Improving Medfly Capture Efficacy in Jackson Traps. In: Aluja, M., Liedo, P. (eds) Fruit Flies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2278-9_44

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