Tuesday, December 11, 2007
D0435

The potential for vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus) mating disruption: Challenges in testing commercial development

Elizabeth A. Boyd, eaboyd@uckac.edu1, Kent M. Daane, Daane@uckac.edu2, Glenn Y. Yokota, glenn@uckac.edu1, Vaughn Martin Walton, waltonv@hort.oregonstate.edu3, Walter J. Bentley, walt@uckac.edu4, and Jocelyn G. Millar, jocelyn.millar@ucr.edu5. (1) UC Berkeley, Kearney Agricultural Center, 9240 So. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA, (2) UC Berkeley, ESPM: Division of Organisms & Environment, 137 Mulford Hall #3114, Berkeley, CA, (3) Oregon State University, Horticulture, 4127 Ag & Life Sciences, Corvallis, OR, (4) UC Davis, Kearney Agricultural Center, Statewide IPM Program, 9240 So. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA, (5) UC Riverside, Dept. of Entomology, 3401 Watkins Dr, Riverside, CA



Species 1: Hemiptera Pseudococcidae Planococcus ficus (vine mealybug)