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peer-reviewed research article

Whitefly invasion in Imperial Valley costs growers, workers millions in losses

authors

Refugio A. Gonzalez, Imperial County
George E. Goldman, UC Berkeley
Eric T. Natwick, Imperial County
Howard R. Rosenberg, UC Berkeley
James I. Grieshop
Stephen R. Sutter
Tad Funakoshi, JSIAG Data Group, Employment Development Department, Sacramento
Socorro Davila-Garcia, Special program Data Group, Employment Development Department, Sacramento

publication information

California Agriculture 46(5):7-8. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v046n05p7. September-October 1992.

Summary

Farmworker unemployment is running high in Imperial County, a by-product of costly infestations of the sweetpotato whitefly in melon and cole crops.

author affiliations

R. A. Gonzalez is County Cooperative Extension Director, Imperial County; G. E. Goldman is Cooperative Extension Economist, UC Berkeley; E. T. Natwick is Farm Advisor, Imperial County; Howard R. Rosenberg is Cooperative Extension Labor Management Specialist, UC Berkeley; ; S. R. Sutter is Area Farm Advisor in Fresno, Kings, and Madera counties; T. Funakoshi is the Research Manager of JSIAG Data Group, Employment Development Department, Sacramento; S. Davila-Garcia is the Research Analyst, for the Special program Data Group, Employment Development Department, Sacramento.

author notes

The authors wish to thank Angel Somera, manager Of the Imperial County Employment Development Department, for his assistance in this project.


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