Six-spotted mite on avocado: Spray and dust applications of various acaricides tested against pest causing serious defoliation
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Roy J. PenceAuthor Affiliations
Roy J. Pence is Principal Laboratory Technician in Entomology, University of California College of Agriculture, Los Angeles.Publication Information
Hilgardia 5(12):5-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n12p5. December 1951.
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Abstract
The Six-spotted Mite,Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley) has become–at least temporarily–the most important avocado pest problem in coastal San Diego County.
Pence R. 1951. Six-spotted mite on avocado: Spray and dust applications of various acaricides tested against pest causing serious defoliation. Hilgardia 5(12):5-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v005n12p5
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