Treatment timing defined for Egyptian alfalfa weevil in the high desert

Orloff, S; Stern, V

Treatment timing defined for Egyptian alfalfa weevil in the high desert

Authors

Steve B. Orloff
Vernon M. Stern

Authors Affiliations

Steve B. Orloffis High-Desert Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles and Sun Bernardino counties; Vernon M. Stern is Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 44(1):18-20. DOI:10.3733/ca.v044n01p18. January 1990.

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Abstract

Profits were highest in Mojave Desert alfalfa when treatment for Egyptian alfalfa weevil was applied soon after winter plant regrowth began and leaf damage was present on new stems.

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