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Colonization of the parasitoid Peristenus spp. for control of Lygus in strawberries

Charlie Pickett, cpickett@cdfa.ca.gov1, Sean Swezey, findit@ucsc.edu2, Janet A. Bryer, jbryer@ucsc.edu3, Diego J. Nieto, grnwll39@aol.com3, and Jim Brown, jbrown@cdfa.ca.gov1. (1) California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3288 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA, (2) University of California, Santa Cruz, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, (3) University of California, Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA



Species 1: Hymenoptera Braconidae Peristenus relictus
Species 2: Hemiptera Miridae Lygus hesperus (western tarnished plant bug)