March-April 1998

Cover: European honey bees (swarm shown), whether managed or feral, are seriously threatened by exotic pests, including varroa mites and Africanized honey bees. See pages 7 and 9... Photo by Ken Lorenzen

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California Agriculture, March-April 1998

Volume 52, Number 2
Will exotic species doom these honey bees?

peer-reviewed research articles

Blessing or curse? Varroa mite impacts Africanized bee spread and beekeeping
by Robert E. Page
pp9-13, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p9
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Invasion biology: Rethinking our response to alien species
by Robert C. Venette , James R. Carey
pp13-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p13
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IPM helps control elm leaf beetle
by Donald L. Dahlsten , David L. Rowney , Andrew B. Lawson
pp18-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p18
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Invisible invaders: Insect-transmitted viruses threaten agriculture
by Robert L. Gilbertson , Diane E. Ullman , Raquel Salati , Douglas P. Maxwell , Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell , MaryLou Polek
pp23-28, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p23
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Persistent silverleaf whitefly exploits desert crop systems
by Nick C. Toscano , Steve J. Castle , Thomas J. Henneberry , Nilima Prabhaker Castle
pp29-33, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p29
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Ravenous Formosan subterranean termites persist in California
by Michael K. Rust , Donald A. Reierson , Eileen O. Paine , David Kellum , Karl Haagsma
pp34-37, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p34
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Cracks affect infiltration of furrow crop irrigation
by Blaine R. Hanson , Allan E. Fulton , David A. Goldhamer
pp38-42, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p38
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A better tick-control trap: Modified bait tube controls disease-carrying ticks and fleas
by Robert S. Lane , Leslie E. Casher , Chindi A. Peavey , Joseph Piesman
pp43-47, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p43
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: New facilities to foster solutions for exotic pests
by W.R. Gomes
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p2
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Lizards slay Lyme disease spirochetes
by Kathleen Scalise
pp4, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p4
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Introduction: Exotic pests
Editors
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p5a
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Center for Exotic Pest Research tackles controversy
by Cindy Giorgio
pp5-6, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p5b
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Silverleaf whitefly extends range
Editors
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p6
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Scientists see spike in Africanized bee numbers
Editors
pp7-8, doi#10.3733/ca.v052n02p7
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