Managing Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Turfgrass
Emergent growth of East Indian hygrophila. Figure 1 from publication SS-AGR-411/AG413: East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson. Credit: Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS.
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mealybugs
turfgrass
IN1166

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Dale, Adam G. 2017. “Managing Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Turfgrass: ENY-340/IN1166, 2/2017”. EDIS 2017 (2). Gainesville, FL:8. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1166-2017.

Abstract

This 8-page fact sheet describes the types of scale insects and mealybugs that can become pests in turf, explains the damage they do, and lists management techniques to control them. Written by Adam Dale and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2017.

ENY-340/IN1166: Managing Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Turfgrass (ufl.edu)

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1166-2017
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