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Biological control of ash whitefly: a success in progress
Authors
Juli R. GouldJoe C. Ball
Walt Bentley
Pam Elam
Don Flaherty
Patty Gouveia
Carl Koehler
Greg Vogel
Tom S. Bellows
Richard Coviello
Richard Molinar
Neil O'Connell
Timothy D. Paine
Ed Perry
Larry G. Bezark
Jim Downer
Authors Affiliations
J. R. Gould is Postgraduate Research Associate, UC Riverside; J. Ball is Environmental Research Scientists, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Cal-EPA; Farm Advisor, Kern County; Farm Advisor, Fresno County; retired Farm Advisor, Tulare County; IPM Specialist, Parks Department, City of Davis; retired Specialist, UC Berkeley; Farm Advisor, Sacramento County; T. S. Bellows is Associate Professor, UC Riverside; Farm Advisor, Fresno County; Farm Advisor, Alameda County; Farm Advisor, Tulare County; T. D. Paine is Assistant Professor, UC Riverside; Farm Advisor, Stanislaus County; L. G. Bezark is Environmental Research Scientists, Department of Pesticide Regulation, Cal-EPA; Farm Advisor, Ventura County.Publication Information
Hilgardia 46(1):24-28. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n01p24. January 1992.
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Abstract
Two natural enemies of ash whitefly (Siphoninus phillyreae), jntroduced into California in 1990, proved effective in Southern California field trials, completely controlling this Dest in release sites within -24 months, Evaluations in release sites in Central and Northern California, Arizona and Nevada look equally promising.
Gould J, Ball J, Bentley W, Elam P, Flaherty D, Gouveia P, Koehler C, Vogel G, Bellows T, Coviello R, Molinar R, O'Connell N, Paine T, Perry E, Bezark L, Downer J. 1992. Biological control of ash whitefly: a success in progress. Hilgardia 46(1):24-28. DOI:10.3733/ca.v046n01p24
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