Late infection of curly top in field melons in producing areas of desert valleys

Flock, R; Laird, E; Dickson, R

Late infection of curly top in field melons in producing areas of desert valleys

Authors

R. A. Flock
E. F. Laird
R. C. Dickson

Authors Affiliations

R. A. Flock is Assistant Entomologist, University of California, Riverside; E. F. Laird, Jr., is Senior Laboratory Technician in Entomology, University of California, Riverside; R. C. Dickson is Entomologist, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 14(2):9-9. DOI:10.3733/ca.v014n02p9. February 1960.

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Abstract

Low populations of beet leafhoppers, rare incidence of curly top infection, and an almost complete absence of crown blight in the melon producing area of the Colorado desert in the spring and early summer of 1959 coincided with a good melon crop.

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