New and emerging insects on U.S. turf

Last week, we talked about the list of top turf diseases that the participants at the Valent Turfgrass and Landscape Pest Management Workshop identified. This week, we take a look at everyone's favorite turf insects.

The turf insects that get the most attention in terms of damage caused and frequency of treatment have been the same for the last few years — white grubs (Japanese beetle, chafers, ataenius, Oriental beetle, etc), black cutworms and sod webworms. But there is a…