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Brown almond mites: Overwintering eggs appear in June with three life cycles a year offering an advantage in control program
Author
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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