Turfgrass insects of the United States and Canada
By: Haruo Tashiro.
Publisher: Comstock Pub. Associates
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Ithaca [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: Turfgrasses -- Diseases and pests -- United States.; Turfgrasses -- Diseases and pests -- Canada.; Insect pests -- United States.; Insect pests -- Canada.
Description: Abstract: This comprehensive text/reference book on turfgrass pests covers all insects and other arthropods that are destructive to turfgrass in the United States, including Hawaii but excluding Alaska and southern Canada. Full-page color plates depict life stages of most turfgrass insects to aid in identification and help illustrate the text description of the insects' life cycle and habits. This book contains distribution maps, life history charts, population survey techniques and the principles and strategies of insect control should be useful to pesticide applicators as well as professional entomologists and laymen. Glossary.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 351-369.
Includes index.