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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Cherry, Ron;
Rainbolt, Curtis;
Nagata, Russell;
Bittencourt, Marianna |
Author Affiliation: | Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, Florida |
Title: | Southern chinch bug's effect on weed establishment in St. Augustinegrass |
Section: | Turfgrass research Other records with the "Turfgrass research" Section
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Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 24, No. 2, March/April 2007, p. 22-25. |
Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Blissus insularis; Stenotaphrum secundatum; Weed control; Pest control
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Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to "determine if southern chinch bugs caused higher weed populations in St. Augustinegrass." Describes the methods and materials used in the study, stating that "eight sites were sampled from March to August 2005, in urban lawns in Palm Beach County, Florida." States that "chinch bugs were counted by microscopic examination. Following chinch bug sampling, weed populations were documented within five randomly located 0.4-m2 [square meters] subplots in each habitat." Reports that "weed populations were significantly greater in the chinch bug-infested St. Augustinegrass than in the healthy St. Augustinegrass." Concludes that "the data from [the] study illustrate that southern chinch bug damage to St. Augustinegrass provides an opportunity for weeds to utilize available resources and to become established...Weed suppression as a result of southern chinch bug control should be considered when determining the economic threshold for their control in St. Augustinegrass." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Cherry, R., C. Rainbolt, R. Nagata, and M. Bittencourt. 2007. Southern chinch bug's effect on weed establishment in St. Augustinegrass. Fla. Turf Dig. 24(2):p. 22-25. |
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