| While newer insecticides are more environmentally friendly, they must be used properly to achieve maximum control
Sep 1, 2009
By:Rick L. Brandenburg
If you happen to be a historian, you're aware that carefully studying and understanding the enemy have won many major battles. Knowing what to expect and when to expect it are the basic rules of warfare. This knowledge helps overcome vast numbers and superior weapons.
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Jul 1, 2008
By:Jake Doskocil, Rick L. Brandenburg
Billbugs are well known insect pests of turf in many parts of the world. Historically, this has been true in the United States in areas where cool-season turfgrass, such as bluegrass, is grown. In these regions, research on the bluegrass billbug, Sphenophorus parvulus Gyllenhal, has been quite thorough, and its biology and ecology is well understood. The billbugs have one generation per year, overwinter as adults, and the larvæ are the damaging stage of the life cycle. Other species found in the Northeast to a lesser degree include S. inæqualis (Say), S. minimus Hart, S. coesifrons Gyllenhal, S. venatus vestitus (Say).
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Apr 1, 2008
By:Rick L. Brandenburg
This installment on the discussion of integrated pest management (IPM) begins with the premise that challenges have emerged as we have new products that have a more favorable environmental profile but might need to be applied in a more preventive manner. We pick up with that concept in part two and look further at newer chemistries and how they fit into what we do each day.
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The industry must continue to pursue environmentally friendly products for broad-spectrum control
Mar 1, 2008
By:Rick L. Brandenburg
Many of the older organophosphates offered flexibility, but various human health, regulatory, environmental and business issues began to take their toll in the 1990s.
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Sep 1, 2006
By:Rick L. Brandenburg
White grubs have been one of the key insect pests of turfgrass throughout the world and in particular in the United States. Very few locations that can grow quality turf are immune to potential damage from the larv? of a number of beetles. The feeding of the grubs damages turfgrass by destroying the integrity of the root system, loosening the soil and often attracting various predators that destroy the turf to gain access to the grubs as food.
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Oct 1, 2004
By:Rick L. Brandenburg
The author, a turfgrass entomologist at North Carolina State University, reviews the outlook for future research that will provide improved approaches to managing pest control problems in turf.
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Oct 1, 2004
By:Rick L. Brandenburg, Sarah R. Thompson
The authors, researchers with North Carolina State University, describe their recent research into the use of an entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, for mole cricket control.
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