Pest Management of Turfgrass for Sport and Recreation
By: Gary Beehag, Jyri Kaapro, Andrew Manners
A comprehensive industry reference for all managers of amenity recreation, sports turf surfaces and commercial turf farms.
Vital for a game of cricket or golf and enjoyable when picnicking in the park, turfgrass provides a wide range of aesthetic and recreational benefits. However, managed turfgrass is prone to damaging outbreaks of insects and mites. Pest Management of Turfgrass for Sport and Recreation is the first comprehensive work on the plant-eating insects and mites of the grass and non-grass species currently maintained as ornamental lawns and turfgrass playing surfaces throughout Australia, the South Pacific and South-East Asia. + Full description
This book provides an industry reference for the identification of pests affecting the roots, stems and leaves of turfgrass and control of these species through integrated pest management. It contains information on the distribution, ecology and biology of pests and how to monitor them. The integrated pest management approach outlined in the book includes natural environmental controls, beneficial and predatory species of arthropods, resistant cultivars and insecticidal and miticidal pesticides.
Pest Management of Turfgrass for Sport and Recreation is an essential manual for managers of sportsgrounds, bowling greens, lawn tennis courts, golf courses, racecourses, ornamental landscapes, amenity parklands, public reserves and turfgrass production farms.
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This title is no longer available in print format, but can still be purchased as an eBook.
Details
ePDF | July 2016ISBN: 9781486305759
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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ePUB | July 2016
ISBN: 9781486305766
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Features
- The standard industry reference for all managers of amenity recreation, sports turf surfaces and commercial turf farms
- Gives up-to-date information on the distribution, identification and life cycle of all known insect and mite pests of turf grasses
- Covers a wide range of major and lesser known non-grass species used for amenity lawn grass and sports turf surfaces
- Well illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams
Contents
ForewordPreface
About the authors
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Dynamic world of turfgrass pests
2. Insect and mite morphology and development
3. Monitoring for turfgrass pests
4. Turfgrass integrated pest management
5. Root-feeding insects
Colour plates
6. Stem-feeding pests
7. Foliage-feeding insects and mites
8. Modern turfgrass insecticides and miticides
Appendix
References
Glossary
Index
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Authors
Gary Beehag has extensive experience in the turfgrass industry and qualifications in greenkeeping, horticulture, pest control and teaching. He worked as a consultant for the Australian Turfgrass Research Institute (ATRI). Gary has written numerous magazine and journal articles and spoken at many conferences nationally and internationally.
Jyri Kaapro is Research Manager at Bayer, where he works in product development for the turfgrass industry. He was previously employed as a Research Manager at the Australian Turfgrass Research Institute and he holds a Master of Agriculture (Turf Management) from the University of Sydney.
Andrew Manners has over 15 years’ experience in integrated pest management. He is currently employed in pest and disease management at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Ecosciences Precinct and manages its Grow Help service. He holds a PhD in Entomology from the University of Queensland.
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