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it’s winter but Don’t Let those “Tick checks” slide!
During the winter months in the coastal Carolinas, temperatures often fluctuate between what I consider flip flop and duck boot weather. Yet even on our colder days, ticks can still be found actively searching for hosts (that’s us)! In fact the Lyme…
Spring Grub Damage and Adult Flights Underway
We are getting reports of losses due to grub damage this spring along coastal areas. I have yet to confirm if these are indeed grub infestations or as I suspect a result of winter kill. Dry conditions are taking a toll on turfgrass currently… Continue Reading “Spring Grub Damage and Adult Flights Underway”
Love Is In The Air
Spring, a time when love is in the air, quite literally as I was reminded by a female southern mole cricket who flew smack dab into my face last night as I was exiting the garage. It appears I was in the way of… Continue Reading “Love Is In The Air”
Ground Pearl Damage Becoming Evident
Damage to centipede home lawns from ground pearl infestations is now becoming evident as spring green up begins. Soil sampling along the boundaries of healthy and dead turf will reveal the pearl-like cysts.
April showers bring May flowers which usher in June “bugs”!
I confess, I have attached a slightly different ending to the old adage above and suggested insects tend to appear in June, but for some of our biggest turf adversaries this is indeed true! So who are the big players that are starting to…
And Then There Was One
It may be hard to believe in this day and age, but there still exists a certain turfgrass insect pest for which we have no viable management recommendations! If you are unfamiliar with the tiny troublemaker ground pearl, also known pearl scale, then count… Continue Reading “And Then There Was One”
Handbook of Turfgrass Insects 2nd Edition Now Available!
The Entomological Society of America’s 2nd edition of the Handbook of Turfgrass Insects is now available for purchase! This edition comprises chapters written by over 30 of the top turf entomology experts throughout the country from both academia and industry. Biological information… Continue Reading “Handbook of Turfgrass Insects 2nd Edition Now Available!”
Beware the Velvet Ant!!
Beware the velvet ant which we have been seeing many of in recent weeks here on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina! Velvet ants, despite their title, aren’t actually ants at all but solitary wasps in the family Mutillidae. These wasps are covered with… Continue Reading “Beware the Velvet Ant!!”
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