| differences in body size and egg loads of rhagoletis indifferens (diptera: tephritidae) from introduced and native cherries. | the western cherry fruit fly, rhagoletis indifferens curran, infests introduced, domesticated sweet [prunus avium (l.) l.], and tart cherries (prunus cerasus l.) as well as native bitter cherry, prunus emarginata (douglas) eaton. bitter cherries are smaller than sweet and tart cherries and this could affect various life history traits of flies. the objectives of the current study were to determine 1) if body size and egg loads of flies infesting sweet, tart, and bitter cherries differ from one a ... | 2011 | 22217749 |