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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Maier, Reid M.;
Potter, Daniel A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Maier: Graduate Student; and Potter: Professor, Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Title: | Nuisance ants on golf courses |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. July/August 2004, p. 13-16. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Formicidae; Golf greens; Ant control; Pest profile; Insect pests; Golf tees; Lasius neoniger; Life cycle; Sand-based golf greens
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents the problems caused by nuisance ants on the golf course. Describes the most common cool-season ant species, Lasius neoniger and details the features of its nesting habits. Describes the reproductive tactics of the species and its reproductive cycle. States that mound building began in "February or March, increased rapidly in April and May, and decline by late summer" when obseved on a sand-based tee. Describes the process of foraging for food by L. neoniger. Presents the positive sides to ants on the golf course. Discusses the relationship between L. neoniger and Geoica aphids and their mutualistic relationship. States that improvement in nitrogen levels in the soil of golf greens is a result of more aphids in the soil. Presents the hypothesis that ant control should be done just outside the green because of the belief that the main chambers of the colony are within that region due to unsuitable soil within the green. Results indicate that ants are in fact found mostly around the edge of the green but does not indicate proof for the reason of not nesting further in the green as being the ant/aphid mutualism. Suggests spraying insecticides should be done early in the season when ant colonies are at their weakest but also states that this may not get rid of the ants indefinitely. Suggests insecticides with the ingredient, Fipronil work best wehn dealing with L. neoniger. Suggests that when applying Max-Force Fine Granule Insect Bait, it should be done during dry conditions to increase efficiency of the insecticide. States the most effective trap for catching the queen of the colony was a "12-ounce plastic cup set flush with a golf cup cutter". Proposes spraying just outside the collar of the green in late summer to intercept new queens. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Maier, R. M., and D. A. Potter. 2004. Nuisance ants on golf courses. USGA Green Sec. Rec. p. 13-16. |
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