The Entomological Society of America has recently delved into production of books that are compendia of insects associated with various commodities. The first of these involved soybean insects. The second publication, released a week ago is the Handbook of Turfgrass Insect Pests. This is an excellent, very well illustrated publication. It covers all arthropod pests of turfgrass in North America, but handles well the regional species.
Individual sections cover origin, distribution, life history, pest status, and management.
Color prints and graphics illustrating features and life history are liberally distributed throughout the book. 9301 Annapolis Rd. If you want to use a credit card they request that you fax the order. This season has been a roller coaster of environmental changes that have clearly had profound effects on populations of many insects. The shortened season will very likely hurt numbers of insects that normally continue development into late fall.