Mulches reduce aphid-borne viruses and whiteflies in cantaloupe
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A viruses and silverleaf whitefly can completely devastate cantaloupe crops, causing serious economic losses to growers. The California Melon Research Advisory Board (2003) lists the management and control of aphid-borne viruses and whitefly as a top pest-management research priority. At the UC Kearney Research and Extension Center (KREC), we studied the use of reflective plastic mulch and straw mulch to manage aphid-borne viruses and silverleaf whitefly in cantaloupes without the use of pesticides. Late-season cantaloupes are grown on approximately 5,000 acres on the Mulches reduce aphid-borne viruses and whiteflies in cantaloupe
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