Photo of the week: time for crane fly prevention

Leatherjackets, the immature stage of crane flies, are the damaging stage of this turf pest. They can cause scalping on greens, root damage and can also attract digging animals such as skunks. They can be distinguished from insects such as cutworms and sod webworms by their retracted head, and by the bulbous structures at the insect's rear end that are used for gas exchange.…