- Title Pages
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
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1 Turfgrass in the Modern Environment -
2 Insects and Near Relatives -
3 Insects and Mites: Turf Association -
4 Acarine Pests -
5 Orthopteran Pests: Family Gryllotalpidae -
6 Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Heteroptera -
7 Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Homoptera -
8 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Crambidae (Formerly Pyralidae), Subfamily Crambinae -
9 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Noctuidae -
10 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Hesperiidae -
11 Coleopteran Pests: Family Scarabaeidae -
12 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Aphodiinae -
13 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Cetoniinae -
14 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Dynastinae -
15 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Melolonthinae -
16 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Rutelinae -
17 Coleopteran Pests: Family Chrysomelidae -
18 Coleopteran Pests: Family Curculionidae -
19 Dipteran Pests: Families Tipulidae and Chloropidae -
20 Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae -
21 Hymenopteran Pests: Families Sphecidae and Vespidae -
22 Minor Insect Pests -
23 Turfgrass-Associated Arthropods and Near Relatives -
24 Vertebrate Pests -
25 Principles of Integrated Pest Management -
26 Sampling Techniques and Setting Thresholds -
27 Biological Control Strategies -
28 Chemical Control Strategies -
Appendix 1 English and Metric Units of Measure and Conversions -
Appendix 2 Abbreviations - Glossary
- References
- Index
Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae
Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae
- Chapter:
- (p.317) 20 Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae
- Source:
- Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada
- Author(s):
Patricia J. Vittum
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
This chapter explores the many species of ants, order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae, which invade turfgrass areas throughout the United States. The subfamily Formicinae includes many ants found on turf. The fire ants are by far the most important and common pest ants of turfgrass in the southeastern states. Ants are primarily troublesome in turfgrass areas because they build mounds as they form subterranean homes for their colonies. They seek out drier, well-drained sandy soils that have low water-holding capacity. The galleries they form, which damage roots, add to the desiccation of the soil, and the turf in the surrounding areas becomes thin and unsightly. Mounds of various sizes and shapes, formed according to the habits of the ant species, are often detrimental to mower blades. The chapter then looks at the red imported fire ant, the turfgrass ant, and the harvester ant.
Keywords: ants, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, turfgrass pests, Formicinae, fire ants, red imported fire ant, turfgrass ant, harvester ant
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- Title Pages
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
-
1 Turfgrass in the Modern Environment -
2 Insects and Near Relatives -
3 Insects and Mites: Turf Association -
4 Acarine Pests -
5 Orthopteran Pests: Family Gryllotalpidae -
6 Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Heteroptera -
7 Hemipteran Pests: Suborder Homoptera -
8 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Crambidae (Formerly Pyralidae), Subfamily Crambinae -
9 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Noctuidae -
10 Lepidopteran Pests: Family Hesperiidae -
11 Coleopteran Pests: Family Scarabaeidae -
12 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Aphodiinae -
13 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Cetoniinae -
14 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Dynastinae -
15 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Melolonthinae -
16 Scarabaeid Pests: Subfamily Rutelinae -
17 Coleopteran Pests: Family Chrysomelidae -
18 Coleopteran Pests: Family Curculionidae -
19 Dipteran Pests: Families Tipulidae and Chloropidae -
20 Hymenopteran Pests: Family Formicidae -
21 Hymenopteran Pests: Families Sphecidae and Vespidae -
22 Minor Insect Pests -
23 Turfgrass-Associated Arthropods and Near Relatives -
24 Vertebrate Pests -
25 Principles of Integrated Pest Management -
26 Sampling Techniques and Setting Thresholds -
27 Biological Control Strategies -
28 Chemical Control Strategies -
Appendix 1 English and Metric Units of Measure and Conversions -
Appendix 2 Abbreviations - Glossary
- References
- Index