California Agriculture (Jan 1992)

Biological control of ash whitefly: a success in progress

  • T Bellows,
  • T Paine,
  • J Gould,
  • L Bezark,
  • J Ball,
  • W Bentley,
  • R Coviello,
  • J Downer,
  • P Elam,
  • D Flaherty,
  • P Gouveia,
  • C Koehler,
  • R Molinar,
  • N O'Connell,
  • E Perry,
  • G Vogel

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 1

Abstract

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Two natural enemies of ash whitefly (Siphoninus phillyreae), jntroduced into California in 1990, proved effective in Southern California field trials, completely controlling this Dest in release sites within -24 months, Evaluations in release sites in Central and Northern California, Arizona and Nevada look equally promising.