FRAGARIA RESISTANCE TO SPIDER-MITES AT 3 LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED-STATES

Eleven clones of Fragaria spp. were tested for resistance to the twosp otted spider mite, Tetanychus urticae Koch, at Dover, Fla.; Watsonvill e, Calif.; and Vancouver, Wash. Ten clones, which had been selected pr eviously as being mite-resistant, had generally the same relative resi stance when compared to susceptible 'Totem' at all three of the widely separated locations. It appears that Fragaria clones selected for res istance to spider mites at one location likely will be resistant elsew here, in spite of environmental differences.