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Cucumber beetles: Insecticides tested for control on melons in northern California
Authors
A. E. MichelbacherW. W. Middlekauff
O. G. Bacon
Authors Affiliations
A. E. Michelbacher is Associate Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley; W. W. Middlekaulg is Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley; O. G. Bacon is Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(7):7-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n07p7. July 1953.
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Abstract
Melon fields—if left unprotected from the cucumber beetle—are likely to be damaged and some will be completely destroyed.
Michelbacher A, Middlekauff W, Bacon O. 1953. Cucumber beetles: Insecticides tested for control on melons in northern California. Hilgardia 7(7):7-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n07p7
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