Tentiform leaf miner on pears: Codling moth and spider mites affected by treatments in leaf miner control studies in Bartlett pear orchard near Penryn

Madsen, H; DeTar, J

Tentiform leaf miner on pears: Codling moth and spider mites affected by treatments in leaf miner control studies in Bartlett pear orchard near Penryn

Authors

Harold F. Madsen
James E. DeTar

Authors Affiliations

Harold F. Madsen is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; James E. DeTar is Farm Advisor, Placer County, University of California.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(6):10-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n06p10. June 1955.

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Abstract

Approach to the problem of tentiform leaf miner control was changed during the 1954 season—from that of previous seasons—in the continuing studies in the Auburn area.

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