Toxaphene for mite control: Effectiveness established as control treatment for cyclamen mite, privet mite, and for mushroom mites

Pritchard, A

Toxaphene for mite control: Effectiveness established as control treatment for cyclamen mite, privet mite, and for mushroom mites

Author

A. Earl Pritchard

Author Affiliations

A. Earl Pritchard is Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of California College of Agriculture, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 5(5):9-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n05p9. May 1951.

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Abstract

Toxaphene– chlorinated camphene–is a relatively new insecticide. In experimental work during the past two years in the San Francisco Bay region, it has shown considerable promise for the control of certain mite pests of ornamental foliage and flowering plants, as well as of mushrooms.

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