Parathion tested on fig pests: Insecticide studied as control spray for scale and Pacific mites on figs

Stafford, E; Barnes, D

Parathion tested on fig pests: Insecticide studied as control spray for scale and Pacific mites on figs

Authors

E. M. Stafford
D. F. Barnes

Authors Affiliations

E. M. Stafford is Assistant Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Davis; D. F. Barnes is Entomologist, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Agricultural Research Administration, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Fresno.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 3(9):10-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v003n09p10. September 1949.

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Abstract

Control of fig scale by parathion was first tested on a single tree on March 31, 1947.

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