Four species of turf-damaging billbugs exist in Utah (in descending order of abundance): bluegrass billbug, hunting billbug, Rocky Mountain billbug (or Denver billbug), and Phoenician billbug (or Phoenix billbug). Managing multiple billbug species in turf is more challenging because of differences in the insects’ biology and phenology. The anthranilic diamides, Acelepryn and Ference, have provided […]
Insects
First report of the invasive crane fly, Tipula oleracea, associated with turf in Utah
The known range of the common crane fly (Tipula oleracea L.) is expanding in the western US, as adults were captured (by me) in Utah while emerging and flying over golf course rough. Adults were collected at The Ridge Golf Course in West Valley City on 15 September, 2014, and identified by Dr. Benjamin McGraw […]