TY - JOUR AU - Dickson, R. C. AU - Reynolds, H. T. TI - Yellow clover aphid on alfalfa: Pest not ruinous to state's alfalfa industry but production costs increased by frequent field inspections and treatments JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1955/07/01 VL - 9 IS - 7 SP - 4 EP - 15 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v009n07p4a AB - By mid-May 1955 the populations of the yellow clover aphid—Therioaphis trifolii (Monell)—in alfalfa fields in the desert areas of California had dropped off to such an extent that many fields did not require treatment.