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Peach tree borer control tests: Fall treatments with soil fumigants and use of trunk sprays evaluated in experimental program during the 1955–56 seasons
Authors
Harold F. MadsenRoss R. Sanborn
Authors Affiliations
Harold F. Madsen is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; Ross R. Sanborn is Farm Advisor, Contra Costa County, University of California.Publication Information
Hilgardia 11(2):3-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n02p3. February 1957.
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Abstract
Almond, peach and apricot growers in the Brentwood area suffered considerable damage from the peach tree borer in 1955.
Madsen H, Sanborn R. 1957. Peach tree borer control tests: Fall treatments with soil fumigants and use of trunk sprays evaluated in experimental program during the 1955–56 seasons. Hilgardia 11(2):3-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n02p3
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