An Integrated Pest Management Program for Turfgrass
Purpose of IPM 3To reduce dependence on pesticides
The Actual Risks Smoking Alcoholic Beverages Motor Vehicles Handguns Electric Power MotorcyclesSwimmingSurgery/X-RaysRailroads/Aviation Large Construction BicyclesHunting Home Appliances Fire Fighting/Police Work Nuclear Power Power Mowers Scholastic Football SkiingVaccinations Food Preservatives PESTICIDES Spray Cans/Aerosol 1001,00010,000100,000 Number of Deaths Per Year
An IPM Program Emphasizes 3Adapted varieties 3Cultural practices 3Monitoring pest populations 3Targeting applications 3Detailed records
An IPM Program Emphasizes 3Biological control 3Resistant varieties
CulturalPractices
Environmental Conditions 3Temperature 3Wind 3Moisture
BrownpatchBrownpatch 3All grasses 375° - 85° F 3Moist
SeptemberOctober Brownpatch (%)Temperature Brownpatch vs. Temperature
October Brownpatch (%)Rainfall (inches) Brownpatch vs. Temperature
Detailed Records
Monitoring Pest Populations
Pesticide Application 3Product 3Date of Application 3Rate of Application
Chinch Bugs 3Favor lush St. Augustine lawns 3Prefer hot, dry area 3 Suck juices from plants 3Orange nymph does most damage 3When crushed, give pungent odor
Chinch bug damage in St. Augustinegrass
Life stages of the chinch bug from adult to nymph
White Grub 360 species 3Phyllophaga criteria most common 3Grubs chew on roots grubs per square foot 3Takes weeks for eggs to hatch 3Egg laying period of 30 days
White Grub (cont.) 33rd instar does most of the damage 3Overwinters in 3rd instar stage 3Control aimed at newly hatched grubs
White grubs in bluegrass
Sod webworms in St. Augustine
Sod webworm tunnels
Sod webworm
Sod Webworms 3Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass & St. Augustinegrass
HelminthosporiumHelminthosporium 3Bermudagrass º F
Helminthosporium in bermudagrass
Dollar Spot 3Bermudagrass º F 3Wet foliage
Dollar spot in bermuda
Targeting Applications
ASONDJFMAMJJASO Months Winter Broadleaf Weeds Summer Broadleaf Weeds Poa Annua Crabgrass Weed Population Weed Control Programs
Biological Controls
Fall army worm
Fall Armyworms 3Favored by cool, wet weather 3Feed chiefly at night 3Defoliate plants 3Early damage, loss of chlorophyll
Resistant Varieties
Screening St. Augustine for chinch bug resistance
Purpose of IPM 3Reduce the need for pesticides