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Spider mite on cotton: Under leaf coverage obtained with low volume, low pressure sprayers
Authors
Gordon L. SmithHerbert F. Miller
T. F. Leigh
Authors Affiliations
Gordon L. Smith is Associate Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; Herbert F. Miller, Jr., is Agricultural Engineer, U.S.D.A; T. F. Leigh is Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(5):6-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n05p6. May 1953.
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Abstract
A good underleaf spray coverage with contact acaricide achieved good control of spider mites on cotton in tests in the San Joaquín Valley.
Smith G, Miller H, Leigh T. 1953. Spider mite on cotton: Under leaf coverage obtained with low volume, low pressure sprayers. Hilgardia 7(5):6-16. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n05p6
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