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peer-reviewed research article

New wasp may help control navel orangeworm

authors

E. Fred Legner, University of California
Gordon Gordh, University of California
Aquiles Silveira-Guido, Escuela Agricola
Max E. Badgley, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 36(5):4-5. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v036n05p4. May-June 1982.

Summary

A tiny parasitic wasp imported from South America shows potential for economic control of this important pest of almonds. (Photo by Max E. Badgley)

author affiliations

E. Fred Legner is Professor of Biological Control, University of California, Riverside; Gordon Gordh is Associate Professor of Entomology, University of California, Riverside. Aquiles Silveira-Guido is Professor of Entomology, Escuela Agricola Jackson, Montevideo, Uruguay. Max E. Badgley is Staff Research Associate, Division of Biological Control, University of California, Riverside;

author notes

The research is supported in part by the Almond Board of California.