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Genetic variation for resistance to chlorpyrifos in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) infesting grapes in Israel.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 1995
Ringo J, Jona G, Rockwell R, Segal D, Cohen E
Abstract excerpt
Five species of drosophilid flies were observed breeding in grapes growing in Israel; of these, 2 species, Drosophila melanogaster (Meigen) and D. simulans Sturtevant, are major pests. Natural populations of both species were sampled and tested for resistance to chlorpyrifos; the 2 more intensively sampled populations were D. melanogaster in commercial vineyards. One vineyard had been treated repeatedly with...
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