The Entomological Society of America's second edition of the "Handbook of Turfgrass Insects" is now available for purchase! The highly anticipated second edition of this best-selling Handbook of ...

Turfgrass systems, from urban lawns to sports fields and golf courses, are vulnerable to a diverse array of insect pests, including white grubs, chinch bugs and webworms. Overreliance on synthetic ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - For homeowners, sod producers and turf industry professionals, keeping pests from feeding on valuable turfgrass has been both challenging and costly due to limited monitoring and ...

The mole cricket is an invasive pest that attacks turfgrass and other plants. This unique insect gets its name from its huge forelegs, which it uses to tunnel through the dirt like a mole. It damages ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) -I am not the guy that fusses over his lawn. As long as it is short and green and relatively free from pests, then I’m satisfied. But we do have a number of insects that can wreak ...

Sod webworms were biblical last summer. Not to be outdone, the armyworm troops have now set up camp. They are out in full force, causing headaches for many homeowners. If you’ve noticed large brown ...

Dr. James Beard’s Turfgrass Encyclopedia defines thatch “as an intermingled organic layer of dead and living shoots, stems, and roots of grasses that develops between the turf canopy of green ...