Night-collecting

Many insects are active on the turfgrass surface at night. Go out after sunset with a powerful flashlight or headlamp and scan the collars, greens and fairways.

 

The following insects can be monitored at night:

  • Annual bluegrass weevils (adults)
  • Armyworms (larvae)
  • Billbugs (adults)
  • Cutworms (larvae)
  • Masked chafers (adults)
  • May/June beetles (adults)
  • Sugarcane beetles (adults)