Low hybrid onion seed yields relate to honey bee visits and insecticide use

Onion thrips, previously considered of minor importance to hybrid onion seed production in California, vector the newly introduced iris yellow spot virus, a serious pathogen of onions that can cause significant yield losses. Insecticide use to control onion thrips has increased in onion seed fields,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rachael Long, Lora Morandin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2011-07-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v065n03p155