Fox Run Nurseries, Inc.

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Surface Feeders Fall Armyworm (FAV) Black Cutworm (BCW) Bluegrass Sod Webworm (BSWW) Larger Sod Webworm (LSWW) Tropical Sod Webworm (TSWW) Surface/Soil Feeders Annual Bluegrass Weevil (ABW) Billbug Soil Feeders Asiatic Garden Beetle (AGB) Black Turfgrass Ataenius (BTA) European Chafer (EC) Northern Masked Chafer (NMC) Southern Masked Chafer (SMC) Green June Beetle (GJB) Japanese Beetle May/June Beetles (M/JB) Oriental Beetle (OB) Insect Indentification Guide Active insect pest infestations on managed turfgrass sites - from championship golf courses to low maintenance park lands - pose a persistent and difficult challenge to professional turf and grounds managers. Successful managers must combine a thorough working knowledge of the environment of their managed sites and the biology of the grass species with a good understanding of insect pest distribution, insect life cycles, identification characteristics, site and plant symptomology, correct scouting techniques, and appropriate cultural and chemical control strategies. We believe that good turfgrass management, now and in the future, requires a combined and ongoing effort by all involved managers, suppliers, and information providers. This guide provides photographs and descriptions of the most common Coleoptera and Lepidoptera pests including Japanese beetle grubs, sod web-worms, cutworms, chafers, armyworms and many more. Recognizing Insect Damage in Turf Perhaps the most difficult task in correctly diagnosing damage caused by insect pest activity at turfgrass sites is the process of differentiating site and plant symptoms produced by insects from those produced by either turfgrass diseases or abiotic causes (temperature and moisture extremes, site usage, or site management activities). Because many of the site and plant symptoms generated by non-insect activities closely resemble those caused by insects, the best way to make an accurate diagnosis of insect damage is to have a thorough understanding of the multiple ways these similar symptoms can be produced and how to use the keys for differentiating between them. For managers with many long years of experience at one facility, the art of correctly diagnosing insect damage often comes as second nature, but to other managers who are often faced with multiple grass species at different sites under varying conditions, achieving a correct diagnosis is a matter of consistently applying a protocol designed to narrow down the possibilities. This protocol will vary somewhat by site environment or region, species managed, management style, or site usage. The following five questions can help managers differentiate the causes of damage at turfgrass sites. 1. Do the symptoms have a regular or definable pattern, i.e., stripes, circles, tracks, etc.? If so, then look at mechanical activity, such as mowing, traffic, drainage, etc., as a possible cause. 2. Does the site show signs of animal activity or damage, such as birds feeding or turf torn up by skunks or raccoons? If so, then look for insect activity in the damaged areas. 3.

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