Hardiness, longevity, mortalities, and differences according to sex of adult oriental fruit plies, mediterranean fruit flies and melon flies subjected to a cold environment and deprivation of food and waterFootnote¹

Diptera: Tephritidae.

Footnote²

The research studies reported herein were carried out at the Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Research Laboratory, Agr. Res. Serv., USDA, P.O. Box 2280, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804

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