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March-April 1995

Cover: Lady beetle preys on aphids on potted plants. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark

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California Agriculture, March-April 1995

Volume 49, Number 2
Lady bugs suppress aphids on potted plants

peer-reviewed research articles

Lady beetle release controls aphids on potted plants
by Mary Louise Flint , Steve H. Dreistadt , Jill Rentner , Michael P. Parrella
pp5-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p5
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How California agricultural producers manage risk
by Steven C. Blank , Jeffrey McDonald
pp9-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p9
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Vertical drainage may improve soil salinity and moisture
by Abdul Karim Yusufzai , Mark E. Grismer
pp12-15, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p12
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Octenol fails to lure stable fly to insecticide
by Bradley A. Mullens , Nyles Peterson , Coralie E. Dada , Robert K. Velten
pp16-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p16
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Vacuums provide limited Lygus control in strawberries
by Carolyn Pickel , Frank G. Zalom , Douglas B. Walsh , Norman C. Welch
pp19-22, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p19
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Integrated citrus thrips control reduces secondary pests
by Beth Grafton-Cardwell , Ashley Eller , Neil O'Connell
pp23-28, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p23
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Preschool children learn about ‘happy teeth’: Nutrition program boosts dental health of Orange County migrant families
by Anne Cotter , Margarita Cordovés , Joan Wright
pp28-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p28
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Poor diet reflected in height, weight of low-income Hispanics
by Lorrene D. Ritchie , Doris H. Calloway , Suzanne P. Murphy , Olivier Receveur , Cathi L. Lamp , Joanne P. Ikeda
pp33-35, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p33
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Cultural practices improve color, size of ‘Crimson Seedless’
by Nick Dokoozlian , Don Luvisi , Mike Moriyama , Peggy Schrader
pp36-40, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p36
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Responding to the Challenges
by Kenneth R. Farrell
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p2
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Science Briefs
Editors
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v049n02p4
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