Codling moth on apricots: Field investigations of problem started in 1948 are to be continued during current season

Borden, A; Madsen, H

Codling moth on apricots: Field investigations of problem started in 1948 are to be continued during current season

Authors

Arthur D. Borden
Harold F. Madsen

Authors Affiliations

Arthur D. Borden is Lecturer in Entomology and Associate Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Berkeley; Harold F. Madsen is Research Assistant in the Division of Entomology and Parasitology, Experiment Station, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 3(5):4-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n05p4. May 1949.

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Abstract

Many apricot orchards in the Santa Clara Valley have been severely attacked by the codling moth for a number of years. The losses in wormy fruit at harvest have frequently been as high as 30% to 50% of the crop. The attempts of some growers at control were usually unsatisfactory and at their request the Division of Entomology and Parasitology at Berkeley started a field investigation of the problem in the spring of 1948.

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