Research

Eggs deposited in putting green height (0.125 in.) were loose or outside plant. (Photo: Mike Kenna)

Impact of greens cutting heights on annual bluegrass weevil

April 2, 2020 By Ben McGraw, Ph.D.

The annual bluegrass weevil (Listronotus maculicollis) is the most destructive insect pest of golf course turf in eastern North America. At Penn State University, we observed putting greens are rarely damaged, yet collars adjacent to the same putting greens are ...

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Adult Chaetocnema minuta isolated from damaged perennial ryegrass

A new pest in the desert Southwest

March 11, 2020 By Adam Van Dyke, M.S., CPAg and Ben McGraw, Ph.D.

As if growing turf in the Mojave Desert (the area surrounding southeastern California, southern Nevada, southwest Utah and northwest Arizona) isn’t difficult enough, turfgrass managers in the region may be dealing with an emerging insect pest issue. Regular sampling of ...

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Experts’ Insights: Spring dead spot

March 2, 2020 By Christina Herrick

Experts weight in on how superintendents can contend with three different species of fungi that cause spring dead spot on golf courses. ...

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Moving fungicides down in soil

February 20, 2020 By Wendell Hutchens, Travis Gannon, Ph.D., Dave Shew, Ph.D., Khalied Ahmed and Jim Kerns, Ph.D.

Fungicides are the most common means of crown- and root-disease suppression, so optimizing the product is economical and beneficial to turfgrass health. ...

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An exciting announcement for Golfdom

February 16, 2020 By Tyler Gunter

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones shares a major announcement regarding Golfdom … watch the video to see what has transpired recently at the magazine, and what it means for readers. ...

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Sandor settles in at Virginia Tech

February 7, 2020 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Daniel (Dan) Sandor, Ph.D., joined the Virginia Tech Turfgrass Science faculty as assistant professor of turfgrass science in December 2019. ...

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