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Natural enemies of olive scale: Aggressive parasitic wasp promising as means of suppressing olive scale in California orchards

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R. L. Doutt, University of California

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California Agriculture 7(10):5-5.

Published October 01, 1953

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Abstract

Reductions of 90% to 98.6% in olive scale populations in California orchards have been achieved by the use of natural enemies of the pest.

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The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 1488.

Experimental specimens of the Persian Aphytis were collected in Iran and Iraq by A. M. Boyce, Director of the Citrus Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside.

The California State Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, co-operated in the state-wide distribution of colonies of the olive scale parasites.

Natural enemies of olive scale: Aggressive parasitic wasp promising as means of suppressing olive scale in California orchards

R. L. Doutt
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Natural enemies of olive scale: Aggressive parasitic wasp promising as means of suppressing olive scale in California orchards

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Authors

R. L. Doutt, University of California

Publication Information

California Agriculture 7(10):5-5.

Published October 01, 1953

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Author Affiliations show

Abstract

Reductions of 90% to 98.6% in olive scale populations in California orchards have been achieved by the use of natural enemies of the pest.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

Author notes

The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 1488.

Experimental specimens of the Persian Aphytis were collected in Iran and Iraq by A. M. Boyce, Director of the Citrus Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside.

The California State Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, co-operated in the state-wide distribution of colonies of the olive scale parasites.


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