Hilgardia
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Hilgardia

Pheromone traps to time tomato pinworm control

Authors

Robert A. Van Steenwyk
Earl R. Oatman
Nick C. Toscano
Jeff A. Wyman

Authors Affiliations

Robert A. Van Steenwyk is Entomologist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Berkeley; Earl R. Oatman is Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside; Nick C. Toscano is Entomologist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Riverside; Jeff A. Wyman is Associate Professor of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 37(7):22-24. DOI:10.3733/ca.v037n07p22. July 1983.

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Abstract

The tomato pinworm (TPW) is a major pest of tomatoes in southern California, Florida, southeastern Texas, and Mexico. In California, it is especially serious on fall-crop tomatoes, where it attacks both foliage and fruit and may cause extensive fruit damage if not controlled.

Van Steenwyk R, Oatman E, Toscano N, Wyman J. 1983. Pheromone traps to time tomato pinworm control. Hilgardia 37(7):22-24. DOI:10.3733/ca.v037n07p22
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