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New materials for codling moth: New compounds evaluated for control of codling moth should resistance to DDT be developed by the pest in California
Authors
Harold F. MadsenStanley C. Hoyt
Authors Affiliations
Harold F. Madsen is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Berkeley; Stanley C. Hoyt is Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 11(3):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n03p6. March 1957.
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Abstract
An increasing number of reports of codling moth resistance to DDT—although none of the cases occurred in California—prompted the testing of several new materials for codling moth control during the 1956 season.
Madsen H, Hoyt S. 1957. New materials for codling moth: New compounds evaluated for control of codling moth should resistance to DDT be developed by the pest in California. Hilgardia 11(3):6-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n03p6
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