Biological control sought for ash whitefly

Tom Bellows; Timothy Paine; Ken Y. Arakawa; Carol Meisenbacher; Paula Leddy; John Kabashima

doi:10.3733/ca.v044n01p4

California Agriculture (Jan 1990)

Biological control sought for ash whitefly

Tom Bellows,
Timothy Paine,
Ken Y. Arakawa,
Carol Meisenbacher,
Paula Leddy,
John Kabashima

Affiliations

Tom Bellows: Tom S. Bellows is Associate Professor Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
Timothy Paine: Timothy D. Paine is Assistant Professor Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
Ken Y. Arakawa: Ken Y. Arakawa is Staff Research Associate Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
Carol Meisenbacher: Carol Meisenbacher is Laboratory Assistant Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
Paula Leddy: Paula Leddy is Graduate Research Assistant Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
John Kabashima: John Kabashima is Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v044n01p4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 44, no. 1
pp. 4 – 6

Abstract

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Ash whitefly has spread over a large portion of California since the initial infestation was discovered in Los Angeles County in 1988. Populations have grown to high densities on a wide range of host plants, including ash, pear, apple, citrus, and other landscape and fruit trees. The best hope for control appears to be natural enemies: a parasitic wasp and a predatory beetle have been introduced and are being evaluated.

Published in California Agriculture

ISSN: 0008-0845 (Print); 2160-8091 (Online)
Publisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://californiaagriculture.org/

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