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peer-reviewed research article

A simplified bioassay system: Improved detection of dicofol-resistant spider mites in cotton

authors

Timothy J. Dennehy, University of California
Jeffrey Granett, University of California

publication information

California Agriculture 36(11):11-13. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v036n11p11. November-December 1982.

author affiliations

Timothy J. Dennehy is Graduate Student, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis. Jeffrey Granett is Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis.

abstract

The bioassay technique revealed that mites were killed on contact but tolerated miticide residues.

author notes

The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of Thomas Leigh, U.S. Cotton Research Station, Shafter, and Vernon Burton, Extension Entomologist, U.C., Davis. Project Statistician is Jessica Utts, Division of Statistics, U.C., Davis. This research was supported in part by a grant from the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project.