Vineyard managers and researchers seek sustainable solutions for mealybugs, a changing pest complex

California Agriculture

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 167-176

  Daane, Kent M ^a   Cooper, Monica L ^a   Triapitsyn, Serguei V ^b   Walton, Vaughn M ^c   Yokota, Glenn Y ^a   Haviland, David R ^d   Bentley, Walt J ^e   Godfrey, Kris E ^f   Wunderlich, Lynn R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)   (United States)

^e Agricultural Center   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^g UCCE ^*  (United States)

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PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; VITIS;

EID: 77952728748     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v062n04p167     Document Type: Review

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