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New strain of sweetpotato whitefly invades California vegetables

Author(s) -

Thomas M. Perring,

A. Cooper,

Dave J. Kazmer,

Clyde Shields,

J. Shields

Publication year - 1991

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.v045n06p10

Subject(s) - whitefly , biology , agronomy , strain (injury) , agriculture , geography , agroforestry , horticulture , ecology , anatomy

In 1990, a new strain of sweetpotato whitefly invaded Southern California agricultural regions, inflicting heavy damage on cruciferous crops, Problems related to this new strain have impacted vegetable growers throughout California and other growing regions. In the Imperial Valley, 95% of the 1991 fall melons were disced and total losses to summer and fall crops have been estimated at over $120 million.

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