Rice water weevil: Beetle pest in rice growing areas of southern states discovered in California
Authors
W. H. LangeA. A. Grigarick
Authors Affiliations
W. H. Lange is Professor of Entomology, University of California, Davis; A. A. Grigarick is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 13(8):10-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n08p10. August 1959.
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Abstract
Young rice plants damaged by the rice water weevil–Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel–were found in fields near Biggs on June 1, 1959.
Lange W, Grigarick A. 1959. Rice water weevil: Beetle pest in rice growing areas of southern states discovered in California. Hilgardia 13(8):10-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n08p10
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