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research article

New spider mite poses threat to California's solarnaceous crops

authors

E. R. Oatman, University of California
O. Fleschner, University of California
J. A. McMurtry, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 21(10):10-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v021n10p10. October 1967.

Summary

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A new spider mite found inuthern California poses a threat to solanaceous crops. Preliminary studies in date that the species is highly destructive to tomatoes, potatoes, and eggpla-nightshade is a preferred native host and Black serves as a useful indication for determining distribution of the mite pest.

author affiliations

E. R. Outman is Associate Entomologists, University of California, Riverside. C. A. Fleschner is Professor of Biological Control at the University of California, Riverside. J. A. McMurtry is Associate Entomologists, University of California, Riverside.