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Destructive Turfgrass Insects: Biology, Diagnosis, and Control [Hardcover]

Daniel A. Potter (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1575040239 | ISBN-13: 978-1575040233 | Publication Date: May 2, 1998 | Edition: 1

"...the most useful, practical book I have seen on the management of turfgrass insect pests...mandatory reading for turfgrass managers in golf, lawns, and sports..." --Dr. James B. Beard, International Sports Turf Institute, Inc.

Written in clear, everyday language, Destructive Turfgrass Insects covers the biology, diagnosis, and control of virtually all the insects and mites that attack warm- and cool-season turfgrasses. No other source gives you as many practical and comprehensive management guidelines for use on golf courses, lawns, and sports fields.

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Written in clear, everyday language, Destructive Turfgrass Insects covers the biology, diagnosis, and control of virtually all the insects and mites that attack warm- and cool-season turfgrasses. No other source gives you as many practical and comprehensive management guidelines for use on golf courses, lawns, and sports fields.

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"...the most useful, practical book I have seen on the management of turfgrass insect pests...mandatory reading for turfgrass managers in golf, lawns, and sports..."---Dr. James B. Beard, International Sports Turf Institute, Inc., College Station, TX

"...an excellent contribution to the turfgrass industry...its detailed and comprehensive coverage of insect biology, turfgrass insects, nuisance pests, beneficial invertebrates, urban wildlife, and insecticide use make it a highly useful resource for any turfgrass manager..."---Dr. Dave Martin, Director of Research, TruGreen-ChemLawn

"Finally a turf book that integrates entomology and agronomy, biological and pesticide control, and bad insects versus nuisance and beneficial insects...make turf insect control and current public issues very understandable..."---Dr. A.J. Powell, Jr., Extension Turfgrass Agronomist, University of Kentucky

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"...the most useful, practical book I have seen on the management of turfgrass insect pests...mandatory reading for turfgrass managers in golf, lawns, and sports..." —Dr. james B. Beard, International Sports Turf Institute, Inc., College Station, Texas

"...Finally a turf book that integrates entomology and agronomy, biological and pesticide control, and bad insects versus nuisance and beneficial insects...makes turf insect control and current public issues very understandable..." —Dr. A.J. Powell, Jr., Turfgrass Agronomist, University of Kentucky

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Hardcover: 344 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 2, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1575040239
ISBN-13: 978-1575040233
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
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This book was written as a practical reference for golf course superintendents, lawn care specialists, grounds managers, seed and sod growers, consultants, extension agents, turfgrass educators and students, and others concerned with maintaining high-quality turf. Read the first page

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dichondra flea beetle, milky disease products, other grub species, oriental beetle grubs, striped grassworms, turfgrass insecticides, upper thatch, infested turf, black turfgrass ataenius, turfgrass entomology, grass webworm, endophytic cultivars, golf roughs, hairy chinch bug, turf users, masked chafers, curative control, winter grain mite, professional turf managers, adult billbugs, green fecal pellets, billbug damage, turf insecticides, masked chafer grubs, annual bluegrass weevil

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United States, Plants Attacked, New York, Great Plains, North America, Boca Raton, New Jersey, Lewis Publishers, North Carolina, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service, New England, South Carolina, Golf Assoc, Great Lakes, Order Hymenoptera, Target Principle, Cornell Univ, Edgell Communications, Green Section Record, Hammer Graphics, New Mexico, Order Coleoptera, Class Crustacea, General References Brandenburg, Order Acari

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South Dakota (Rookie Read-About Geography) by Dale-Marie Bryan in Back Matter
Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada (Comstock Book) by Patricia J. Vittum in Back Matter
The Mallis Handbook of Pest Control, Ninth Edition by Arnold Mallis on page 59

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