{"product_id":"turfgrass-insects-of-the-united-states-and-canada-hardback-9781501747953","title":"Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada (Hardback) 9781501747953","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTurfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatricia J. Vittum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501747953\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e552 pages, 3 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 49 b\u0026amp;w line drawings, 34 maps, 11 charts, 72 color plates - 49 Line drawings, black and white - 3 Halftones, black and white - 72 Plates, color - 34 Maps - 11 Charts\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm, 1.814 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and expanded second edition is excellent and is highly recommended for anyone working with turfgrasses and their pests.\u003c\/p\u003e (E-Streams) \u003cp\u003eThis contribution updates and expands the excellent first edition by Tashiro... and will become the new standard reference for turfgrass entomology. Users still must tailor the information to their turfgrass species in their environments to make the most effective use of the book. This task is much easier with the depth and breadth of information provided.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first edition of this reference work became known as the bible of turfgrass entomology upon publication in 1987\u003c\/b\u003e. It has proved invaluable to professional entomologists, commercial turf managers, and golf course superintendents and has been used widely in college extension courses. This classic of the field is now in its third edition, providing up-to-date and complete coverage of turfgrass pests in the continental United States, Hawaii, and southern Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised volume integrates all relevant research from the previous two decades. It provides expanded coverage of several pest species, including the annual bluegrass weevil, invasive crane fly species, chinch bugs, billbugs, mole crickets, and white grubs. Patricia J. Vittum also provides detailed information on the biology and ecology of all major pests and includes the most current information on conditions that favor insect development and biological control strategies pertinent to each species.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition will include more than 100 black-and-white images, including diagrams of life cycles, sketches of morphological characteristics, and charts highlighting seasonal activity. The book also includes 72 full-color plates (more than 500 color images), showing closeup pictures of most of the key insects (adult and immature stages) and damaged turf. The reader should be able to identify most turf insects through the use of this text. It is a critical reference work that any serious turf professional should own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Turfgrass in the Modern Environment\u003cbr\u003e Grass Structure\u003cbr\u003e Grass Identification\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass Climatic Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e Major Turfgrasses in the United States and Canada\u003cbr\u003e Cool-Season Grasses\u003cbr\u003e Warm-Season Grasses\u003cbr\u003e Summary of Grass Characters\u003cbr\u003e Drought Dormancy and Its Relationship to Insect Damage\u003cbr\u003e Dichondra Lawns\u003cbr\u003e Economic Impact of Turfgrass Culture\u003cbr\u003e 2. Insects and Near Relatives\u003cbr\u003e Phylum Arthropoda\u003cbr\u003e Taxonomy of Insects\u003cbr\u003e Form and Function of Insects and Mites\u003cbr\u003e Types of Mouthparts and Turf-Feeding Damage\u003cbr\u003e Other Types of Mouthparts and Feeding\u003cbr\u003e Orders of Turfgrass-Damaging Insects and Mites\u003cbr\u003e 3. Insects and Mites: Turf Association\u003cbr\u003e Habitats of Turfgrass Insects\u003cbr\u003e Leaf- and Stem-Inhabiting Pests\u003cbr\u003e Stem- and Thatch-Inhabiting Pests\u003cbr\u003e Thatch- and Root-Inhabiting Pest\u003cbr\u003e Seasonal Presence of Injurious Stages\u003cbr\u003e 4. Acarine Pests\u003cbr\u003e Bermudagrass Mite\u003cbr\u003e Zoysiagrass Mite\u003cbr\u003e Buffalograss Mite\u003cbr\u003e Winter Grain Mite\u003cbr\u003e Clover Mite\u003cbr\u003e Banks Grass Mite\u003cbr\u003e 5. Orthopteran Pests: Family Gryllotalpidae\u003cbr\u003e Southern and Tawny Mole Crickets\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Heteroptera\u003cbr\u003e The Blissus Chinch Bugs\u003cbr\u003e Chinch Bug Taxonomy\u003cbr\u003e Hairy Chinch Bug\u003cbr\u003e Southern Chinch Bug\u003cbr\u003e Western Chinch Bug\u003cbr\u003e Common Chinch Bug\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Homoptera\u003cbr\u003e Greenbug\u003cbr\u003e Two-Lined Spittlebug\u003cbr\u003e Rhodesgrass Mealybug\u003cbr\u003e Buffalograss Mealybugs\u003cbr\u003e Ground Pearl\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Crambidae\u003cbr\u003e Temperate-Region Sod Webworms\u003cbr\u003e Tropical-Region Sod Webworms\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Noctuidae\u003cbr\u003e Cutworms and Armyworms\u003cbr\u003e Black Cutworm\u003cbr\u003e Variegated Cutworm\u003cbr\u003e Winter Cutworm\u003cbr\u003e Armyworm\u003cbr\u003e Bronzed Cutworm\u003cbr\u003e Fall Armyworm\u003cbr\u003e Yellow-Striped Armyworm\u003cbr\u003e Lawn Armyworm\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lepidopteran Pests: Family Hesperiidae\u003cbr\u003e Fiery Skipper\u003cbr\u003e 11. Coleopteran Pests: Family Scarabaeidae\u003cbr\u003e Overview\u003cbr\u003e 12. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Aphodiinae\u003cbr\u003e Black Turfgrass Ataenius\u003cbr\u003e Aphodius spp.\u003cbr\u003e 13. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Cetoniinae\u003cbr\u003e Green June Beetle\u003cbr\u003e 14. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Dynastinae\u003cbr\u003e Masked Chafers\u003cbr\u003e 15. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Melolonthinae\u003cbr\u003e Asiatic Garden Beetle\u003cbr\u003e European Chafer\u003cbr\u003e May and June Beetles\u003cbr\u003e 16. Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Rutelinae\u003cbr\u003e Japanese Beetle\u003cbr\u003e Oriental Beetle\u003cbr\u003e 17. Coleopteran Pests: Family Chrysomelidae\u003cbr\u003e Dichondra Flea Beetle\u003cbr\u003e 18. Coleopteran Pests: Family Curculionidae\u003cbr\u003e Billbug Taxonomy\u003cbr\u003e Bluegrass Billbug\u003cbr\u003e Hunting Billbug\u003cbr\u003e Phoenician Billbug, Rocky Mountain Billbug, and Other Billbug Species\u003cbr\u003e Annual Bluegrass Weevil\u003cbr\u003e 19. Dipteran Pests: Families Tipulidae and Chloropidae\u003cbr\u003e Invasive Crane Flies\u003cbr\u003e European Crane Fly\u003cbr\u003e Common Crane Fly\u003cbr\u003e Frit Fly\u003cbr\u003e 20. Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae\u003cbr\u003e Ants—Overview\u003cbr\u003e Red Imported Fire Ant\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass Ant\u003cbr\u003e Harvester Ants\u003cbr\u003e 21. Hymenopteran Pests: Families Sphecidae and Vespidae\u003cbr\u003e Bees and Wasps\u003cbr\u003e Cicada Killer\u003cbr\u003e Yellowjacket\u003cbr\u003e 22. Minor Insect Pests\u003cbr\u003e Northern Mole Cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)\u003cbr\u003e Short-Tailed Cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)\u003cbr\u003e Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae)\u003cbr\u003e Periodical Cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae)\u003cbr\u003e Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)\u003cbr\u003e Fleahoppers (Heteroptera: Miridae)\u003cbr\u003e Bermudagrass Scale (Homoptera: Diaspididae)\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass Scale (Homoptera: Coccidae)\u003cbr\u003e Cottony Grass Scale (Homoptera: Coccidae)\u003cbr\u003e Lucerne Moth (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)\u003cbr\u003e Burrowing Sod Webworms (Lepidoptera: Acrolophidae)\u003cbr\u003e Granulate Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)\u003cbr\u003e Striped Grassworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)\u003cbr\u003e Sugarcane Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Dynastinae)\u003cbr\u003e Tomarus subtropicus (Sugarcane Grub) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Dynastinae)\u003cbr\u003e Carrot Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Dynastinae)\u003cbr\u003e Polyphylla spp. Grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Melolonthinae)\u003cbr\u003e Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)\u003cbr\u003e Vegetable Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)\u003cbr\u003e March Flies (Diptera: Bibionidae)\u003cbr\u003e 23. Turfgrass-Associated Arthropods and Near Relatives\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass-Associated Invertebrates\u003cbr\u003e Earthworms\u003cbr\u003e Stinkworms\u003cbr\u003e Snails and Slugs\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass-Associated Arthropods\u003cbr\u003e Pillbugs and Sowbugs\u003cbr\u003e Millipedes\u003cbr\u003e Centipedes\u003cbr\u003e Spiders\u003cbr\u003e Mites\u003cbr\u003e Scorpions\u003cbr\u003e Ticks\u003cbr\u003e Chiggers\u003cbr\u003e Turfgrass-Associated Insects\u003cbr\u003e Springtails\u003cbr\u003e Earwigs\u003cbr\u003e Fleas\u003cbr\u003e Mosquitoes and Biting Midges\u003cbr\u003e Wild Bees\u003cbr\u003e Effect of Insecticides on Nontarget Arthropods\u003cbr\u003e 24. Vertebrate Pests\u003cbr\u003e Birds\u003cbr\u003e Mammals\u003cbr\u003e 25. Principles of Integrated Pest Management\u003cbr\u003e Site Assessment\u003cbr\u003e Scouting or Monitoring\u003cbr\u003e Setting Thresholds\u003cbr\u003e Predicting Pest Activity\u003cbr\u003e Stress Management\u003cbr\u003e Biological Control\u003cbr\u003e Chemical Control\u003cbr\u003e Finding Compatible Strategies\u003cbr\u003e Evaluation\u003cbr\u003e Advantages of Integrated Pest Management\u003cbr\u003e 26. Sampling Techniques and Setting Thresholds\u003cbr\u003e Accurate Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e Scouting or Monitoring\u003cbr\u003e Early Detection and Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e Relating Symptoms to Cause\u003cbr\u003e Collecting and Labeling Specimens for Identification\u003cbr\u003e Population Survey Techniques\u003cbr\u003e Active Sampling Techniques\u003cbr\u003e Passive Sampling Techniques\u003cbr\u003e Setting Thresholds\u003cbr\u003e 27. Biological Control Strategies\u003cbr\u003e Using Natural Enemies in Turfgrass Management\u003cbr\u003e Predators\u003cbr\u003e Parasitoids\u003cbr\u003e Pathogens\u003cbr\u003e Bacteria\u003cbr\u003e Entomopathogenic Nematodes\u003cbr\u003e Entomopathogenic Fungi\u003cbr\u003e Rickettsias\u003cbr\u003e Viruses\u003cbr\u003e Protozoans\u003cbr\u003e Endophytes\u003cbr\u003e Pheromones\u003cbr\u003e Insect Growth Regulators\u003cbr\u003e Botanicals\u003cbr\u003e 28. 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