Frank G. Zalom
University of California, Davis
206 Papers
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Frank G. Zalom is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Drosophila suzukii. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 196 publications. Previous affiliations of Frank G. Zalom include Texas A&M University & University of California, Berkeley.
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Relative impact of spider predation and cover crop on population dynamics of Erythroneura variabilis in a raisin grape vineyard
TL;DR: This study provided further support for the hypothesis that vegetation diversity can enhance spider abundance, but this enhancement does not always lead to lower pest densities, thus underscoring the complexity and variability that exists in interactions involving cover crop, spiders, and crop plants and their herbivore pests.
Sampling for Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Strawberries
TL;DR: Several suction sampling devices were compared with a beating tray and a whole-plant sample for determining population abundance of Lygus hesperus as well as some beneficial predatory arthropods in California strawberry fields to develop variance-mean models for each sampling type tested.
Spotted wing drosophila infestation of California strawberries and raspberries: economic analysis of potential revenue losses and control costs
TL;DR: This analysis focuses on two types of loss in the California raspberry and strawberry industries: yield losses in the absence of management, and insecticide material costs on a per treatment basis.
Interaction of the Twospotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) with Yield of Day-Neutral Strawberries in California
TL;DR: Regression analysis indicated that the 0% yield reduction threshold implies that detectible yield reduction caused by mite feeding occurs at population densities > 1 T. urticae per leaflet, which implies that yield reduction is cumulative at relatively low population levels throughout spring and damage resulting from mitefeeding plateaus during summer.
Chapter 8 – Pesticide Use Practices in Integrated Pest Management
Frank G. Zalom
- 01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: Integrated pest management incorporated the concept that pesticides should be used only when needed based on careful assessment of the risk posed by specific pest densities and the potential for control of those pests by naturally occurring beneficial organisms or other factors in the environment.