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Leaf curl plum aphid control: Tests in 1954 season developed spray treatments against insect pest of sudden economic importance
Authors
Harold F. MadsenJames E. DeTar
Authors Affiliations
Harold F. Madsen is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; James DeTar is Farm Advisor, Placer County, University of California.Publication Information
Hilgardia 9(1):8-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n01p8. January 1955.
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Abstract
An outbreak of the leaf curl plum aphid—Anuraphis helichrysi Ka1t.—occurred in 1953 in Placer County, where a considerable acreage of plums was severely attacked. The aphid—in California for many years but not as a pest of major importance—curls the leaves of the tree in early spring, and new leaf growth is tightly curled during the early summer. As a result of the leaf damage, fruit does not properly develop, and shoot growth is severely stunted.
Madsen H, DeTar J. 1955. Leaf curl plum aphid control: Tests in 1954 season developed spray treatments against insect pest of sudden economic importance. Hilgardia 9(1):8-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n01p8
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