Orange tortrix on apricots: Marathon, less toxic than parathion, found effective against pest when used as a May spray for codling moth

Madsen, H; Borden, A; Clark, R

Orange tortrix on apricots: Marathon, less toxic than parathion, found effective against pest when used as a May spray for codling moth

Authors

Harold F. Madsen
Arthur D. Borden
Robert E. Clark

Authors Affiliations

Harold F. Madsen is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; Arthur D. Borden is Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; Robert E. Clark is Research Assistant, Entomology, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 7(12):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n12p7. December 1953.

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Abstract

The orange tortrix has been a major pest of apricots in the Santa Clara Valley—and in other coastal apricot and deciduous fruit areas—for several years.

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