Open AccessParasitoid helps control fruit worm in Sacramento Valley processing tomatoes
Author(s) -
Michael Hoffmann,
Lloyd T. Wilson,
Frank G. Zalom,
Richard Hilton,
Craig Weakley
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v044n01p20
Subject(s) - pest analysis , trichogramma , integrated pest management , biological pest control , parasitoid , pest control , biology , ecology , horticulture
Naturally occurring populations of the parasitic wasp Trichogramma help control the tomato fruit worm in processing tomatoes grown in the Sacramento Valley. Incorporating this factor into the pest management decision-making process should reduce insecticide applications needed to control the pest.
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