Arthropod Pest Management in Strawberry.

The strawberry crop endures economic losses due to feeding injury from a number of phytophagous arthropod pests. A number of invasive pests have posed challenges to crop protection techniques in the strawberry cropping system recently. It is increasingly evident that sole reliance on chemical control options is not sustainable.

Influence of Abiotic Factors on Walking Behavior of Hunting Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is an important insect pest of warm-season turfgrass. Larvae and adult S. venatus vestitus feed on turfgrass and affect normal grass growth and development.

Spatial Distribution of Hunting Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Sod Farms.

The hunting billbug, Chittenden (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an important turfgrass pest, especially in sod farms. larvae feed on the stems and roots of turfgrass. Damaged turfgrass is loosely held together and poses a challenge for machine harvesting.

Surface Movement of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Harvested and Nonharvested Sod.

The billbug complex, Sphenophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an important pest on the sod farms of Georgia. The feeding damage of larvae within stolons and on roots delays the sod harvest and makes it difficult to conduct machine harvests.

Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of Billbugs (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Georgia Sod Farms.

The billbug, Sphenophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an important pest complex in sod farms in Georgia. Larval feeding within stolons and on roots affects spring recovery of slow-growing zoysiagrass and poses a serious challenge to machine harvesting, as the damaged turfgrass rarely holds together.