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Stem borer found on safflower: Infestation discovered in planting at Davis may be first recorded attack on safflower by known pest of other plants
Authors
K. E. MuellerW. H. Lange
Authors Affiliations
K. E. Mueller is Plant Pathologist, U.S.D.A., and Associate in the Experiment Station, University of California, Davis; W. H. Lange is Professor of Entomology, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 13(3):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n03p4. March 1959.
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Abstract
A fly stem borer–Melanagromyza virens (Loew)–of wide tastes, showed 100% infestation of late-planted experimentally grown safflower at Davis during 1958.
Mueller K, Lange W. 1959. Stem borer found on safflower: Infestation discovered in planting at Davis may be first recorded attack on safflower by known pest of other plants. Hilgardia 13(3):4-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n03p4
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