Vinegar fly in tomato fields: Series of experimental tests indicates solution of control problem may be in field treatments
Authors
A. E. MichelbacherO. G. Bacon
W. W. Middlekauff
Authors Affiliations
A. E. Michelbacher is Associate Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley; O. G. Bacon is Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley; W. W. Middlekauff is Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(6):10-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n06p10. June 1953.
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Abstract
DDT and dieldrin have shown the most promise in experiments to control the vinegar fly—Drosophila melanogaster Meig.—on tomatoes. However, field investigations with insecticides have not progressed to a point where treatment recommendations can be made.
Michelbacher A, Bacon O, Middlekauff W. 1953. Vinegar fly in tomato fields: Series of experimental tests indicates solution of control problem may be in field treatments. Hilgardia 7(6):10-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n06p10
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