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| Web URL(s): | http://www.actahort.org/books/661/661_62.htm
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Potter, Daniel A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kenturck |
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| Title: | Managing insect pests of sport fields: Problems and prospects |
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| Section: | Pests and integrated pest management
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| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the First International Conference on Turfgrass Management and Science for Sports Fields, Athens, Greece, June 2-7, 2003 |
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| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 661, November 2004, p. 449-461. |
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| Publishing Information: | The Hague: International Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 13 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sports turf maintenance; Sports turf; Insect control; Insecticides; Cultural methods; Integrated Pest Management; Biological control; White grubs; Grub control; Mole crickets; Solenopsis geminata
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Sports turf management is a nearly $1.5 billion industry in the USA with >40,000 facilities ranging from municipal and school playing fields, to college and university fields, to multi-use professional stadiums. Demand for uniform, safe, well maintained playing surfaces remains high, but restrictions on traditional pesticides are changing how destructive insects are controlled. This paper reviews the management of major invertebrate pests of sport fields in the USA (e.g., white grubs, mole crickets, caterpillars) as well as nuisance pests such as fire ants and earthworms. Registration of highly effective, target-selective, residual insecticides (e.g., imidacloprid, halofenozide, fipronil) during the 1990s resulted in an industry-wide shift from curative to preventive treatments, perhaps at the expense of a more holistic management approach. Modifying cultural practices (e.g., irrigation, mowing, and fertilization) will sometimes discourage pest outbreaks, but such tactics must not compromise playability and aesthetics. Prospects for use of pheromones, pest resistant grasses, biological control, bioinsecticides, and reduced-risk chemical insecticides for sport fields are discussed." |
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| ISBN: | 90 6605 306 2 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 53 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Potter, D. A. 2004. Managing insect pests of sport fields: Problems and prospects. Acta Horticulturae. 661:p. 449-461. |
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MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 661
MSU catalog number: SB 433 .I55 2003 |
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