Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada
eBook - ePub

Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada

About this book

The first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology upon publication in 1987. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists, commercial turf managers, and golf course superintendents and has been used widely in college extension courses. This classic of the field is now in its third edition, providing up-to-date and complete coverage of turfgrass pests in the continental United States, Hawaii, and southern Canada.

This revised volume integrates all relevant research from the previous two decades. It provides expanded coverage of several pest species, including the annual bluegrass weevil, invasive crane fly species, chinch bugs, billbugs, mole crickets, and white grubs. Patricia J. Vittum also provides detailed information on the biology and ecology of all major pests and includes the most current information on conditions that favor insect development and biological control strategies pertinent to each species.

This edition will include more than 100 black-and-white images, including diagrams of life cycles, sketches of morphological characteristics, and charts highlighting seasonal activity. The book also includes 72 full-color plates (more than 500 color images), showing closeup pictures of most of the key insects (adult and immature stages) and damaged turf. The reader should be able to identify most turf insects through the use of this text. It is a critical reference work that any serious turf professional should own.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
  5. Preface to the First Edition
  6. 1. Turfgrass in the Modern Environment
  7. 2. Insects and Near Relatives
  8. 3. Insects and Mites: Turf Association
  9. 4. Acarine Pests
  10. 5. Orthopteran Pests: Family Gryllotalpidae
  11. 6. Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Heteroptera
  12. 7. Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Homoptera
  13. 8. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Crambidae (Formerly Pyralidae), Subfamily Crambinae
  14. 9. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Noctuidae
  15. 10. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Hesperiidae
  16. 11. Coleopteran Pests: Family Scarabaeidae
  17. 12. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Aphodiinae
  18. 13. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Cetoniinae
  19. 14. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Dynastinae
  20. 15. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Melolonthinae
  21. 16. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Rutelinae
  22. 17. Coleopteran Pests: Family Chrysomelidae
  23. 18. Coleopteran Pests: Family Curculionidae
  24. 19. Dipteran Pests: Families Tipulidae and Chloropidae
  25. 20. Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae
  26. 21. Hymenopteran Pests: Families Sphecidae and Vespidae
  27. 22. Minor Insect Pests
  28. 23. Turfgrass-Associated Arthropods and Near Relatives
  29. 24. Vertebrate Pests
  30. 25. Principles of Integrated Pest Management
  31. 26. Sampling Techniques and Setting Thresholds
  32. 27. Biological Control Strategies
  33. 28. Chemical Control Strategies
  34. Appendix 1. English and Metric Units of Measure and Conversions
  35. Appendix 2. Abbreviations
  36. Glossary
  37. References
  38. Index
  39. Color Plates