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Subtropical Fruit Crops Research & Education

Insect & Mite Control

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This chapter introduces various pests known to affect avocado trees and offers a description of each pest, the damage it causes, and proper management techniques.

You can read more about them in  Ch. 5 Insect and Mite Control

The Powerpoint from Dr. Bender's "2013 Arthropod Pest Management Update - Focus on Pesticide Resistance Management" can be found here: Avocado Thrips and Persea Mite Management

Additional Presentations:

Organic Pest Control in Orchards

Asian Citrus Psyllid, Huanglongbing, and Biocontrol Efforts

 

 

 

Slide06

 

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