Spring insecticide treatments control adelgids on Douglas fir
Insecticide applications made to Douglas fir Christmas trees vary in their ability to suppress Cooley spruce gall adeigid, a sucking insect that causes needle distortion and discoloration. A field experiment in Napa County showed that organophosphate systemics are ineffective at controlling adelgids...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1996-09-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v050n05p34 |