Sunday, 17 November 2002 - 2:58 PM
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This presentation is part of : Arthropod Pests of Turfgrass

White grubs: overlooked pests in warm-season grasses

Eileen A. Buss, Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, Bldg. 970 Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL

The white grub species, turfgrass species, and climate are different in Florida than most other grub-related studies from the northern and midwestern U.S. Grubs have also often been overlooked as pests because of the importance of mole crickets and southern chinch bugs to turfgrass managers. As a result, the basic biology and damage threshold of scarabs is not well known in Florida. Samples were periodically collected in 2002 from pitfall and black light traps, and the species complex and seasonality of major pests were determined. Preliminary data suggest that scarab adults of different species emerge during nearly every month of the year.

Species 1: Coleoptera Scarabaeidae (White grub)
Keywords: Bermudagrass pests, St. Augustinegrass

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