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research article

Cantaloupe mosaic insect vectors of virus disease resist insecticides in field tests

authors

R. C. Dickson, Experiment Station, Riverside
J. E. Swift, Imperial County
L. D. Anderson, Experiment Station, Riverside
John T. Middleton, Experiment Station, Riverside

publication information

California Agriculture 4(5):9-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v004n05p9. May 1950.

Summary

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Cantaloupe mosaic—a virus disease-has cut the production of early-summer melons in the desert valleys of southern California, particularly in the Imperial Valley.

author affiliations

R. C. Dickson is Assistant Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Riverside. J. E. Swift is Farm Advisor, Imperial County. L. D. Anderson is Associate Entomologist in the Experiment Station, Riverside. John T. Middleton is Associate Plant Pathologist in the Experiment Station, Riverside.

author notes

The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 1085.