Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council | Spring 2019
This issue features turfgrass cultivation for white grub control. Also includes sports turf insights from Matt Neri and more!
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By Ben McGraw, Ph.D. and Kevin Trotta |
White grubs, or scarab beetle larvae, may be the one common pest that plague all turfgrass systems around the globe.
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Professional baseball sports turf management has been Matt Neri’s profession and his passion since 2002.
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By Mike Fidanza, Ph.D. | Illustrations by Colleen Witkowski
The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) has become an unwelcome invasive pest in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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By John Kaminski, Ph.D. | Professor of Turfgrass Science, Penn State University
The most widely grown irrigated crop in the U.S. — turfgrass — is being threatened, and a team of 16 scientists across 15 universities will be finding solutions to the problem.
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By Bohan Liu and Pete Landschoot, Ph.D. | Dept. of Plant Science
Phosphorus (P)-containing starter fertilizer is often recommended for establishing new turf, regardless of P levels indicated by the soil test.
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Recent turf graduates and Scholarship recipients as well as results from the STMA Student Challenge and GCSAA’s Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition.
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