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Control of cutworms on citrus: Infestations of pest in certain areas of southern California in May 1954 controlled by spray treatment
Author
E. Laurence AtkinsAuthor Affiliations
E. Laurence Atkins, Jr., is Assistant Specialist in Entomology, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 8(7):15-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n07p15. July 1954.
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Abstract
Cutworms caused economic damage to citrus in the spring of 1954 in the Redlands-Pomona and Riverside-Arlington areas.
Atkins E. 1954. Control of cutworms on citrus: Infestations of pest in certain areas of southern California in May 1954 controlled by spray treatment. Hilgardia 8(7):15-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n07p15
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