Biological control of fig scale: From 67% to 100% of scale on twigs sampled in 1954 at colonization sites was found to be parasitized

Doutt, R

Biological control of fig scale: From 67% to 100% of scale on twigs sampled in 1954 at colonization sites was found to be parasitized

Author

Richard L. Doutt

Author Affiliations

Richard L. Doutt is Assistant Professor of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 8(8):13-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n08p13. August 1954.

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Abstract

Two small colonies of Aphytis “C,” a wasp parasite of the fig scale–Lepido-saphes ficus (Signoret)–released in the San Joaquin Valley, one at Merced and the other near Fresno, demonstrated what is almost an axiom in biological control work: if a parasite is destined to succeed, it will take hold immediately after an adequate release on susceptible hosts.

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