TY - JOUR AU - Bolkan, Hasan A. AU - Ogawa, Joseph M. AU - Rice, Richard AU - Bostock, Richard M. AU - Crane, Julian C. TI - Leaf-footed bug implicated in pistachio epicarp lesion JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1984/03/01 VL - 38 IS - 3 SP - 16 EP - 17 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v038n03p16 AB - Not available – first paragraph follows: California pistachio production is a fast-developing industry: over 40,000 acres of trees have been planted in the past 12 years. Although a number of disease and insect problems are known to affect pistachios in California, “epicarp” lesion is considered one of the most serious problems, causing losses of 30 percent or more. Although it is termed “epicarp” (skin) lesion, it also affects the mesocarp (flesh), and the endocarp (shell) of the fruit.