peer-reviewed research article
Quick tests for pesticide resistance in spider mites
authors
Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell, University of California
Jeffrey Granett, University of California
Timothy J. Dennehy, Cornell University
publication information
California Agriculture 41(7):8-10. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v041n07p8.
Summary
Early detection helps growers to avoid wasted acaricide applications and to manage resistance.
author affiliations
Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell is Postdoctoral Reseacher, University of California, Davis; Jeffrey Granett is Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis; Timothy J. Dennehy is Assistant Pro fessor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, New York.
author notes
The authors thank Bonnie Beffa, Steve Lorenzato, and Sherita Normington for technical assistance; Rohm & Haas and Uniroyal Chemical Companies for providing acaricides; and Dellavalle Laboratories for use of their facilities. They are also grateful to the growers and pest control advisors for use of cotton fields. This project was supported in part by funds from the UC/IPM pro gram, CPCSD, Cotton Incorporated, and the Environ mental Monitoring and Pest Management Division of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The rapid bioassay dishes and testing service are currently available from Insect Lore Products, P.O. Box 1535, Shafter, Ca 93263.
Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Google Plus
Delicious
LinkedIn
StumbleUpon