Credits and Other Information

University of Minnesota: Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series
www.sustland.umn.edu/
See turf management section.

North Carolina State University: Turf Files
www.ces.ncsu.edu/TurfFiles/home.html
Good source of information on turf pests.

Ohio State University: Factsheet Database plant facts. Ohio-state.edu
Search engine for information related to horticulture and crop science from 46 different colleges, universities, and institutions across the U.S. and Canada.

Ohio State University: Ohioline
Landscape and turf database covering thousands of publications from Ohio State University.
www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline
Search the site on lawns to get descriptions and management of all turf pests as well as other aspects of turfgrass management such as diseases, maintenance, turfgrass selection, etc.

University of Kentucky: Turf
www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/eftrees.htm
Type in turf at the site’s search engine and some interesting turf management bulletins can be found.

University of Maryland: UMTURF
iaa.umd.edu/umturf/umturf.html
Landscape and turf fact sheets.

Golf Course Superintendent’s Association
www.gcsaa.org
Books and management related information.

Publications on Turf IPM

Bradenburg, R. and M. Villani.1995. Handbook of Turf Grass Insect Pests. Entomological Society of America, 140 pages, call (301) 731.4538 to order.

Vittum, P.J., M.G. Viliani, and H. Tashiro, 1999. Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, 391 pages, ISBN 0-8014-3508-0. A great reference book. Order at any bookstore.

Cranshaw, W. 1997. Turf Grass Insects in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Colorado State Cooperative Extension, 38 pages, ISBN 1-8891-4300-6 Visit their website to order, http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/

Pound, W.E., J.W. Rimelspach, and D.Shetlar. 1999. Management of Turf Grass Pests, Weeds, Diseases, and Insects. Ohio State Extension Bulletin L-187-00. 20 pages, visit Ohio State Web site to download or order copy.

Orth Lawn Care. All About Lawns. 112 pages, $9.95.

Photographic Credits

1. Grub. Ascerno
2. May/June beetle. Davidson
3. Annual white grubs or masked chafers. Krischik
4. Black turfgrass Ataenius. Davidson
5. Green June beetle. Davidson
6. Japanese beetle. Krischik
7. False Japanese beetle. Krischik
8. Oriental beetle. Davidson
9. Bluegrass billbug. Krischik
10. Sod webworm adult and larvae. Ascerno
11. Sod webworm adult and larvae. Ascerno
12. Variegated cutworm, black cutworm. U Minnesota Entomology
13. Variegated cutworm, black cutworm. U Minnesota Entomology
14. Cutworm in ball. Davidson
15. Armyworms. U Minnesota Entomology
16. Leafhoppers. Ascerno
17. Greenbugs or aphids. Ascerno
18. True hairy cinch bug. Ascerno
19. False chinch bug. Ascerno
20. Big-eyed bug. Ascerno

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