Brown almond mites: Overwintering eggs appear in June with three life cycles a year offering an advantage in control program
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Francis M. SummersAuthor Affiliations
Francis M. Summers is Assistant Entomologist in the University of California College of Agriculture, Experiment Station, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 4(7):6-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n07p6. July 1950.
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Abstract
Brown almond mite infestations in almond orchards decline in early summer.
Summers F. 1950. Brown almond mites: Overwintering eggs appear in June with three life cycles a year offering an advantage in control program. Hilgardia 4(7):6-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n07p6
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