Late Season Control of Mole Crickets on High Maintenance Turf in Texas, 1995

James A. Reinert

doi:10.1093/amt/21.1.334

Late Season Control of Mole Crickets on High Maintenance Turf in Texas, 1995

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/21.1.334 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 334-334

Author(s):

James A. Reinert

Keyword(s):

Golf Course ◽

Infestation Level ◽

Previous Night ◽

Late Season ◽

Green Approach ◽

Country Club ◽

Mole Crickets ◽

Pvc Pipe ◽

Pre Treatment

Abstract The study was located on a golf course tee and green approach at the Austin Country Club, Austin, TX. The turf area was not uniformly infested with mole crickets, so a 2.5 x 2.5 m square of PVC pipe was individually placed on the highest infested areas and each plot was outlined with turf marking paint. Pre-treatment tunneling activity was determined by placing a 1 m2 PVC (subdivided into 25 grids) frame in the center of each plot and accessing the percent of grids with active tunneling activity (activity within a grid represented 4% damage). Plots were blocked according to infestation level in a RCB design with 5 replications. Plots were treated on 14 Aug, 1995. Treatments were applied with 2-gal pressurized sprayers and washed in with ca. 4 gal of water per plot. The measure of control was assessed by evaluating new tunneling activity the following two days after treatments. All tunneling activity was washed down with irrigation each evening so assays taken early the following morning would only reflect new tunneling that had occurred the previous night.

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Spring Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1996

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/23.1.321 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 321-321

Author(s):

Joseph P. Harris

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Gulf Coast ◽

Golf Course ◽

Golf Courses ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Sandy Clay Loam ◽

Jackson County ◽

Mole Cricket ◽

Mole Crickets ◽

Pre Treatment

Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairway 18 at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was a sandy clay loam. Mole crickets were adults. Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 2,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 30 Apr. Granular formulations were applied with a Scotts ProTurf, hand-pushed spreader. Irrigation was applied at 0.25 inch on 3, 7, 14, and 21 May during the study. All plots received 0.25 inch water within 1 h after applications. Mole cricket damage ratings were made using a 1-m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground at 10 locations/rep. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections) to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pre-treatment counts were made on 29 Apr and post-treatment counts were made on 7, 14, 21, and 28 May.

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GIS for Golf Course Maintenance Management: Building an Information System for Mission Viejo Country Club

10.26716/redlands/master/2004.13 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Thornes

Keyword(s):

Information System ◽

Maintenance Management ◽

Golf Course ◽

Country Club

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Control of Mole Crickets on Golf Course Fairways in North Carolina, 1995

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/21.1.333a ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 333-334

Author(s):

P. T. Hertl ◽

R. L. Brandenburg

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Golf Course ◽

Mole Crickets

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Fall Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses in South Mississippi, 1992

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/19.1.309a ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 309-309

Author(s):

Joseph P. Harris

Keyword(s):

Gulf Coast ◽

Golf Course ◽

Golf Courses ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Jackson County ◽

Ambient Temperatures ◽

Time Of Application ◽

Mole Cricket ◽

Before And After ◽

Pre Treatment

Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairways at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was sandy clay loam. Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 10,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 7 Oct between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. Both treatments were applied with a Snyder Polyolefin Agro-Tank tractor mounted hydraulic sprayer. Total spray volume was 50 gal water/acre using 8003 T-jet flat nozzles with 50 psi. Immediately before and after treatment, VS inch irrigation water was applied to all plots except the Orthene treated plots. All plots were irrigated with V* inch of water each afternoon after treatment for four weeks. Rainfall of 1.5, 0.5, and 1.5 inches occurred on 1,3, and 4 Nov, respectively. At the time of application soil and ambient temperatures were 73° and 75° F, respectively. Relative humidity was moderate with a cloud cover of 20%. Mole cricket damage ratings were made using a 1 m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground in 20 locations/rep. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections) to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pre-treatment counts were made on 6 Oct and post-treatment counts were made on 21 Oct and 4 Nov.

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Fall Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1995C

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/22.1.340 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 340-340

Author(s):

Joseph P. Harris

Keyword(s):

Gulf Coast ◽

Golf Course ◽

Golf Courses ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Jackson County ◽

Mole Cricket ◽

Wettable Powder ◽

Knapsack Sprayer ◽

Mole Crickets ◽

Spray Volume

Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairways 10, 12, 13, 15 and 18 at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was a sandy clay loam. Mole crickets were midinstar nymphs Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 2,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 24 Oct. Granular formulations were applied with a Scotts ProTurf, hand-pushed spreader. Liquid and wettable powder formulations were applied with a Solo Knapsack sprayer using a fan nozzle at 25 psi, and a spray volume of 2 gal per 2,000 ft2. Rainfall from 24 Oct to 11 Nov was a total of 16.41 inches during this study. All plots received 0.33 inch water within 1 hour after applications. Mole cricket damage was rated using a 1 m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground at 10 locations/replicate. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections) to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pretreatment counts were made on 24 Oct and post-treatmem counts were made on 31 Oct and 6, 13 and 20 Nov.

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Control of Annual Bluegrass Weevil With Entomophagous Nematodes, 1994:

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/21.1.343a ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 343-344

Author(s):

Stanley R. Swier

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Moisture ◽

Soil Organic Matter ◽

Clay Soil ◽

Golf Course ◽

Efficacy Trial ◽

Annual Bluegrass ◽

Plot Size ◽

Country Club ◽

Large Plot

Abstract A large plot efficacy trial was conducted at Rutland Country Club, Rutland, VT on a golf course fairway. Plot size was 14 X 75 ft., arrayed in an RCB design, replicated 4 times. Treatments were applied 8 June at 0800 with an FMC hydraulic sprayer using 8004 nozzles delivering 3.6 gal. water/1000 ft2. Within 30 minutes of application, 0.2 inch irrigation water was applied to the plots. Plots were 60% annual bluegrass and 40% bentgrass. Larvae were predominantly third instar. Plots were rated at 7 and 14 DAT. Five cup cutter plugs were then taken per plot and analyzed in the lab. The number of live larvae were recorded. Conditions at the time of treatment were: air temperature 64.4°F; wind, 2 MPH; sky, clear; soil temperature, 1 inch –66°F; thatch depth, 0.25 inch soil pH, 5.2; slope, 3%; soil texture, loam: 48% sand, 42% silt, 10% clay; soil organic matter, 7.5%; soil moisture, 21.3%; post-treatment precipitation, 0.2 inch every other day.

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Control of Japanese Beetle Larvae with Insecticide Mixtures, 1997

Arthropod Management Tests ◽

10.1093/amt/23.1.334 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 334-334

Author(s):

Philip L. Nixon ◽

W. Dorner ◽

Susan T. Ratcliffe ◽

S. Goodwin

Keyword(s):

Relative Humidity ◽

Soil Ph ◽

Irrigation System ◽

Kentucky Bluegrass ◽

Golf Course ◽

Japanese Beetle ◽

Single Row ◽

Time Of Application ◽

Country Club ◽

Insecticide Mixtures

Abstract The study was conducted in the short rough alongside a golf course fairway at Urbana Country Club, Urbana, IL. The fairway, short, and long rough consisted of Kentucky bluegrass. A RCB design was used because an outlet for the fairway’s irrigation system was directly opposite block 1, resulting in successively lower levels of irrigation and JB infestation from block 1 through 3. Plots were 5 X 10 ft and were arranged in a single row. Insecticide applications were applied in 3 replications on 16 Sep. Liquid applications were applied with a watering can, and the granular application (Dylox) was shaken from a measuring spoon. Insecticides were watered into the soil within 30 min after all applications were completed with approximately H inch irrigation. At the time of application, it was partly cloudy, 80°F, 50% relative humidity, and with winds < 10 mph. Soil pH was 6.1 with no thatch and was moist at application and 21 DAT. Grub sampling was conducted with a 6-inch diam sod sampler taking five scattered samples in each plot. All the JB grubs were counted in each ⅕ ft2 sample and the numbers were added together in each plot to obtain a ft2 measure. An ANOVA was conducted on the data and means separated by LSD test at P = 0.05.

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Population Dynamics of the Sting Nematode in California Turfgrass

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis.2000.84.10.1081 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 84 (10) ◽

pp. 1081-1084 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sadia Bekal ◽

J. Ole Becker

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Population Density ◽

Golf Course ◽

Golf Courses ◽

Population Densities ◽

Sampling Area ◽

Coachella Valley ◽

Belonolaimus Longicaudatus ◽

Country Club ◽

Desert Island

Population densities of Belonolaimus longicaudatus were monitored at monthly intervals at the Tamarisk country club golf course (1993 to 1994) and at the Annenburg Estates and Desert Island golf courses (1998). All three courses are located at Rancho Mirage, Coachella Valley, CA. The bermuda grass in the sampling area typically exhibited chlorosis at the beginning of April when the sting nematode populations began to increase. At the Tamarisk golf course, population density peaked in October, with 1,000 nematodes per 100 cm3 of soil, but declined rapidly, with the lowest population density occurring in December with approximately 50 nematodes per 100 cm3 of soil. At the Annenburg Estates and Desert Island golf courses, the nematode population densities peaked in June and July but declined rapidly to less than half of that density, presumably because of B. longicaudatus-caused host decline. Soil temperature and fluctuation of nematode densities were significantly correlated at all locations. Nematode distribution was greatest in the top 15 cm of soil except during the hottest summer months, when the population was higher at depths of 15 to 30 cm.

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