Recent Development Toward Improving Integrated Insect Pest Management for Citrus in the United States

Citrus is a major food crop of the United States, and was valued at $664,682,000 in 1968-69 (Riehl et al., 1980). With world production at 46,219,000 metric tons in 1979-80, the United States grows 14,961,000 metric tons which represents over 32% of the world's total production (Anonymous, 1981). It