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research article

Imported french parasite of walnut aphid established in California

authors

E. I. Schlinger, University of California, Riverside.
K. S. Hagen, University of California, Berkeley.
R. Van den Bosch, University of California, Riverside

publication information

California Agriculture 14(11):3-4. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v014n11p3. November 1960.

abstract

Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:

Imported from in 1959, a tiny wasp—Trioxys pallidus Haliday—a natural parasitic enemy of the walnut aphid—Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach)—has become established, at least locally, in California.

author affiliations

E. I. Schlinger is Assistant Entomologist in Biological Control, University of California, Riverside. K. S. Hagen is Associate Entomologist in Biological Control, University of California, Berkeley. R. van den Bosch, Associate Entomologist in Biological Control, University of California, Riverside, collected the wasp parasites in France and in Iran.

author notes

The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 1650.