Almond sticktights contribute to navel orangeworm infestations
Authors
L. E. CaltagironeD. W. Meals
K. P. Shea
Authors Affiliations
L. E. Caltagirone is Assistant Entomologist, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley; D. W. Meals is Laboratory Technicians I, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley; K. P. Shea is Laboratory Technicians I, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 22(3):2-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v022n03p2. March 1968.
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Abstract
Sticktights that remain in almond trees after harvest serve not only as overwintering sites, but also as the only source of food for the spring generation of the navel orangeworm.
Caltagirone L, Meals D, Shea K. 1968. Almond sticktights contribute to navel orangeworm infestations. Hilgardia 22(3):2-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v022n03p2
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