Fall Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1995A

Joseph P. Harris

doi:10.1093/amt/22.1.338a

AUGMENTATIVE APPLICATIONS OF STEINERNEMA SCAPTERISCI (NEMATODA: STEINERNEMATIDAE) FOR MOLE CRICKET (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLOTALPIDAE) CONTROL ON GOLF COURSES

Florida Entomologist ◽

10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[257:aaossn]2.0.co;2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 89 (2) ◽

pp. 257-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Kathryn A. Barbara ◽

Eileen A. Buss

Keyword(s):

Golf Courses ◽

Mole Cricket

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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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