Managing turfgrass pests

• Main Authors: Watschke, Thomas L. (Author), Dernoeden, Peter H. (Author), Shetlar, David J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group [2013]
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Turf management; Turfgrasses > Contro > Diseases and pests; Turfgrasses > Weed contro
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• Physical Description: xxiii, 495 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 25 cm.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781466555075; 1466555076

Written by three of the top professionals in the turfgrass field, Managing Turfgrass Pests, Second Edition brings together hundreds of solutions and best practices to help you manage turfgrass weeds, diseases, and insects more effectively. Since the publication of the bestselling first edition, advances in pest-resistant turfgrass cultivars and pest control products have led to significant changes in the ways pests are managed. This revised and updated second edition reinforces those management tactics that are still relevant and covers new approaches that have been introduced since the first edition. The book discusses the concept of integrated pest management, incorporating cultural, biological, and chemical control measures. In particular, the authors emphasize the philosophy of minimizing pests through well-defined and well-implemented cultural systems. Rather than simply relying on a pesticide solution for control, they explain how to fine-tune cultural practices to better address the question of why the pest is present in the first place. Once these cultural practices are in place, any pesticide that is still required will be much more effective at controlling the pest.