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Spider mite predator tested for pesticide resistance on pears
Authors
Marjorie A. HoyRichard T. Roush
Authors Affiliations
M. A. Hoy is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Entomologist at U.C. Berkeley; R. T. Roush is a Graduate Student in Entomology, U. G, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 32(8):11-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v032n08p11. August 1978.
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Abstract
Under field conditions the spider mite predator M. occidentalis can resist low application rates of organophosphate pesticides; but the spider mite is 40 times more resistant to permethrin than its predator.
Hoy M, Roush R. 1978. Spider mite predator tested for pesticide resistance on pears. Hilgardia 32(8):11-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v032n08p11
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