CONNECTICUT
CLIPPINGS
Volume

33 No. 3

1929 - 1999
70 th A n n iv e rsa ry

S e e in g g ra y s p o ts
by Pat Verm eulen — Turf Topics

uperintendents in cool-season
turfgrass zones once looked to
late August as the peak o f their
season. With the worst heat dissipat­
ing, they looked to lower temperatures
to allow weary grasses, and workers,
to recuperate.
Last year, that could not have been
further from the truth. During much o f
August and September, the perennial
ryegrasses on courses from the Atlantic coast to Nebraska withered as if

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they had been sprayed with herbicide
by a vandal. The cause was not a
prankster but Pyricularia grisea, a new
invader called gray leaf spot. Until
recently only a research footnote, it
has progressed into an epidemic.
Just eight years ago a pair o f Penn
State researchers, Dr. Peter Landschoot
and Bryce Hoyland, found gray leaf
spot on two courses in their state. The
disease received scant attention over
the next three years because it only

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caused foliar, or leaf, damage and left
mature plants unaffected.
Then in 1995, the disease caused
devastating losses o f up to 90 percent
on fairways and rough. By last sum­
mer, gray leaf spot had spread into
nearly 20 states, and now it is consid­
ered a threat for wider infestation.
Prior to breeding efforts in the
1960s, perennial ryegrass was a diffi­
cult turf to mow — the end of the leaf
would tear instead of cut cleanly —
and was not used on many courses.
After its improvement through selec­
tive breeding, many courses used it as
a permanent monostand.

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IN S ID E THIS ISSU E:

Many Connecticut courses experience winter injury
President's message.............. 2
Japanese ladybugs vs.
hemlock woolly adelgids.....3
Ellington Ridge - host of
1999 Invitational.................. 6
Commercial member profilemeet Dick Hoskings............ 7
Grass Catcher........................ 8
Golf Retirement Plus.............12

1999 is o ff to a peculiar
start in the Northeast. A
number o f courses experi­
enced winter injury due to
prolonged ice cover and
repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
We have had some warm
weather this spring, but
w e ’ve also had enough
cold weather and frost to
prevent the turf from really
popping. Recovery from
winter damage is going
slowly at courses that are
not using covers, and the

b en tgrasses at many
courses are still showing
the purpling effects of cold
temperatures. Root growth
observed at courses from
Rochester to central New
Jersey is w hite and
healthy, but the cooler
temperatures seem to be
postponing the normal
flush of root growth. One
has to wonder if the
weather will turn hot over­
night?
The forsythias are early

this year, probably due to
last sea so n ’s drought.
Nonetheless, preemergent
herbicides should be going
out soon if they aren’t
already. We have seen
hyperodes w eevil adults
out and about, so be sure
to scout for them.
Northeast News Update
o f the USGA Green SectionDave Oatis, Director, Matt
Nelson, and Jim Skorulski,
Agronom ists.

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President’s message
our peers. Either way, it is always a

most clubs are now experiencing, golf

great day with friends.

sites and dates are at a premium and

All o f our monthly meeting sites are
finally filled for 1999, thanks to Dave

Anthony Grosso
1999 CAGCS President

Our first two g olf meetings o f the

need to be booked at a much earlier
date than in the past

Vibber and Ellington Ridge Country

CAGCS will be offering three educa­

Club who were approached at a very

tional seminars this year. The first

late date and came to our rescue by

seminar, “Practical G olf Course Main­

agreeing to host the annual Invita­

tenance” taught by Gordon Witteveen

tional Tournament on July 26th.

and Michael Bavier, will be held on

Thanks, again!

October 25th.

year were held at Pequabuck Golf Club

We are looking for meeting sites for

On December 1 & 2, CAGCS will

(April 26) and Watertown G olf Club

the millennium (2000) and beyond.

co-host two GCSAA one-day contin­

(May 11). Many thanks to both Peter

So, if you’re interested in hosting a

uing education seminars: “Bentgrass

Pierson and Bob Viera for providing us

monthly meeting, the S & R Tourna­

Management Relationships to Physi­

with excellent g o lf courses that were

ment or the Invitational and have not

cal,

in superb condition.

held a meeting in a while (or, even if

Chemical Stresses” and “Problems &

Our monthly meetings have become

you have), please contact Dennis

Solutions: Using Annuals & Perenni­

a great opportunity for us to get away

Houle or me and we will be glad to

als in the Golfscape”.

from our own courses and businesses

work something out with you and

for a day and to converse or commiser­

your club.

ate (whatever the case may be) with

Anthony Grosso
Brian Skelly
Jud W . Smith
Les Kennedy, Jr.,CGCS
John Napier, CGCS
Dennis Houle
John Motycka
Wayne C. Urban
Dan RacWiffe, CGCS
John LaBrie
Jud W. Smith
Peter R. Pierson
Oven Regan

Connecticut Clippings is an official
publication of the Connecticut Association
of Golf Course Superintendents.
Newsletter Editor - Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret)
Newsletter Committee - David Basconi,
Heather Garvin, Edward Goodhouse,
Ron Holcomb, Jud W. Smith
Photos - David Basconi

As you can see, the educational
opportunities this fall are excellent —

With the amount o f outside outings

CAGCS Board of Directors
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Education
Golf
Membership
Scholarship & Research
Social & Welfare
Newsletter & Historian
Government Relations
Com. Rep to Board

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R e le a s e d J a p a n e s e la d y b u g s
a re m u ltip ly in g a n d k illin g
h e m lo c k w o o lly a d e lg id s
by Mark S. McClure and Carole A. S-J. Cheah

Mark S.
M c C l u r e a, n entomologist at the Valley Laboratory o f the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station In Windsor, has
discovered a ladybug the size o f a poppy seed
that might save the hemlock forests of the East.

A tiny ladybird beetle, also known
biological control, a process whereby
as a ladybug, has been imported from
natural enemies control pest numbers.
Japan by Station scientists to help
The importation o f any living organ­
control the deadly hem lock w oolly
ism into the United States must be
adelgid, Adelges tsugae. The adelgid,
approved by the USDA, Animal and
which is also native to Japan, is an
Plant Health Inspection Service
aphid-like pest o f eastern hemlock
(APHIS). Approval requires submis­
( Tsuga
canadensis) and Carolina hem­
sion o f a report which details all
lock (
T .c aroliniana) in the eastern
known information on the organism,
United States.
its potential impact on the environ­
In Connecticut, it was first observed
ment, and the risks and benefits o f its
in Middlebury and N ew Haven in
release.
1985; it now occurs in all towns
Ladybugs are predators o f numerous
except Canaan, Colebrook, Goshen,
insect pests including scales and
N orfolk, North Canaan, Stafford,
aphids; few ladybugs are harmful. Fur­
Torrington, Willington and W inches­
thermore, our studies with P. tsugae
ter.
determined that this ladybug is highly
Fortunately, hemlocks in nurseries
specific to adelgids, all o f which are
and in most ornamental landscapes can
considered pests, and that releasing the
be protected from the adelgid by using
beetle would have no adverse impact
various cultural and chemical control
on the environment. On the basis o f
practices (to learn how, write for a free
our research and reports to APHIS, we
copy o f Station Bulletin 925 to: Pub­
received permission to receive ship­
lications, Box 1106, New Haven, CT
ments of P. tsugae from Japan and to
06504). Unfortunately, the adelgid has
release it in Connecticut.
been uncontrolled in forests and in
Since 1994, we have been rearing
heavily wooded ornamental landscapes
P.tsugae at our Windsor laboratory.
because native predators are ineffective
From a starting population o f less
and trees cannot be treated thoroughly
than 50 adult beetles, we now have
with chemical pesticides.
reared more than 55,000 adult ladybugs
The ladybug, however, discovered in
for studies on its biology and for field
1992 in Japan by Dr. McClure and
experiments.
subsequently named Pseudoscymnus
We have released nearly 50,000 adult
tsugae, has shown great potential for
(continued on page 4)

In an interview with Steve
Kemper o f the Hartford Courant
in 1998, Dr. McClure is quoted as
saying:
"The hemlock woolly adelgid
[a tiny insect] was introduced
accidentally from Asia and
established itself in our hemlock
forests, which are totally defense­
less against it.
It’s a case of an exotic pest
pretty much having its way on an
important native species. This
adelgid first arrived in Connecticut
around 1985 from states to the
south.
I had expected it to move in
somewhat slowly, like other
invading species have, but the
following spring, infestations
were cropping up all over the
southern coast It was quite the
invasion. I started looking into
what had been done scientifically
with this insect and there was no
literature whatsoever, so we
started a pretty vigorous research
program."

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Continued from paae4
ladybugs in hemlock forests in Bloom­
field, Cheshire, Hamden, New Fairfield, New Hartford, Pomfret, Wash­
ington and W indsor, CT, and in
Charlottesville and M ontebello, VA.
Our studies are evaluating the poten­
tial o f the ladybug to b ecom e
established and to control hemlock
w oolly adelgid in the northern and
southern ends o f the infestation. This
past spring we also provided the New
Jersey Department o f Agriculture with
a back-up colony o f P. tsugae.
P. tsugae is not the same ladybug
that appears in large numbers on the
sides o f light colored houses in the
fall. The ladybug with the annoying
aggregating behavior is another Asian
species, Harmonia axyridis, which is a
much larger beetle, about the size o f a

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small pea, and mainly orange in color
with black spots. P. tsugae is only
about the size of a poppy seed and is
jet black; fortunately, it does not dis­
play the annoying aggregating
behavior o f H. axyridis . Despite its
being somewhat o f a nuisance at
tim es, H. axyridis is undoubtedly
eating huge numbers of aphids and,
therefore, is a great benefit to farmers
and gardeners. In fact, H. axyridis even
attacks hemlock woolly adelgid during
the spring, although the adelgid is not
a preferred prey.
Any natural enemy needs to possess
a number o f important attributes if
biological control is to be successful.
V Its life cycle must be compatible
with that of the host
V It must be able to disperse in the

forest
V It must be able to overwinter and
survive weather conditions throughout
the year and become established
V It must find mates and reproduce
V It must reduce numbers o f the
pest.
Our studies thus far have revealed
that the Japanese ladybug, P. tsugae,
possesses many o f the important quali­
ties o f a successful biological control
agent.
Indeed, we have found that P. tsugae
feeds on all life stages o f its prey and
that its life cycle is well synchronized
with that o f the adelgid. For example,
both insects have two generations each
year in the field.
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normally coincides with peak egg
laying and hatching o f adelgids;
furthermore, a second generation o f
ladybugs occurs in June around the
time that the second generation of adel­
gids does. A lso, when adelgids are
inactive for about 14 weeks during the
summer, adult ladybugs are able to
survive by feeding on dormant young
adelgids. Three or more generations o f
P. tsugae can be reared each year in the
laboratory under controlled temperature
conditions.
To determine the dispersal ability o f
P. tsugae we hung yellow sticky traps
that are attractive to both male and
female adult ladybugs in a hemlock
forest at various distances from our
release trees. In addition, we sampled
hem lock branches for beetles by
inspecting them or by tapping them

with a stick while holding a white
sheet beneath to catch the falling ladybugs.
W e found that adult ladybugs
actively explore branches for adelgids
and move off release trees to nearby
ones if need be. We have been able to
find some on hemlocks more than 100
meters away from release trees during
the same season as release, which is
no easy task considering that these
ladybugs are tiny.
To investigate the cold hardiness of
P. tsugae in Connecticut and in
Virginia, we returned to release sites in
April and May in hopes of finding live
ladybugs. We were delighted when yel­
low sticky trap catches and sampling
o f hemlock branches in spring revealed
that adult ladybugs survived the winter
in 1995-1996 (an extremely cold,

snowy winter) and 1996-1997 and
1997-1998 (both were mild, relatively
snowless winters).
Several adult ladybugs that had win­
tered over were observed on infested
branches that had been broken by snow
and had fallen from trees which sug­
gests that ladybugs probably spend the
winter in the litter on the forest floor.
The ability o f P. tsugae to survive a
variety o f winter conditions in both
states confirmed establishment and was
exciting news because doing so is a
major hurdle that any introduced
natural enemy must overcome.
By examining branches for several
hours monthly on release and adjacent
trees at each release site, we have been
able to document that the ladybug is in
fact successfully developing, reproduc-

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E llin g to n R id g e C C to h o st
C A G C S A n n u a l In v ita tio n a l T o u rn a m e n t
J u ly 2 6th
by Heather Garvin

Geoffrey Cornish as architect. The
18 th hole is the signature hole and was
rated the toughest par 4 in Connecticut
by the Connecticut Golfer on line
Yearbook in 1999. Over the years, the
course has received recognition from
the Connecticut Magazine being rated
the 9th best private club in CT and the
3rd toughest private club in CT in
1997 and 1998.
Three golf holes were included in the
Bests 18 holes in CT with the 13th
(par 5), 17th (par 3) and 18th (par 4).
The fairways are wide with 89 sand
bunkers throughout the course. Some
o f the greens are sloped dramatically
and below the hole is the favored loca­
tion from which to putt. The club is
working with architect Stephen Kay
on a master plan.
Ellingtion Ridge will host the CT
Women's State Amateur in the year

David Vibber, Superintendent
A sst Superintendent - A1 Semprebon
PGA Professional - Tony Rowe
Manager - Ernest LaRocca, Jr., CCM

Ellington Ridge Country Club, the
site o f many championships over the
years, including 15 CT PGA champ­
ionships, three CT open champion­
ships, one N ew England amateur
championship, USGA qualifiers—-just
to name a few — will host our annual
invitational tournament on July 26th.
CAG CS is again p lea sed to
announce that the Bruedan Corporation
will sponsor the Invitational.
The course was built in 1959 with

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Ellington Ridge for the past 20 years.
He is originally from Auburn, MA,
and got into g o lf while at UMASS
majoring in Animal Husbandry (dairy
farming). He discovered there was a
better future in turf and changed
majors, graduating in 1963. Dave did
his placement at Mount Pleasant CC
in Boylston, M A, with Dick Blake,
CGCS.
From 1964 to 1966, Dave was sta­
tioned with the Navy Seabee, mobile
construction battallion, as their photo­
grapher. W hile in the N avy, Dave
worked part time at Potowomut GC in
Rhode Island. In 1966, Dave took the
position o f superintendent at The
Orchards GC at Mount Holyoke Col­
lege, South Hadley, MA. Dave came
to Ellington Ridge CC in 1980.
Dave lives in Enfield with his wife,
Rhea. They have two children, Teri, a
sophomore in college, and Alan, a sen­
ior in high school. Dave enjoys work­
ing out and hiking in his free time.

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M E T R O M IL O R G A N IT E , IN C .

M e e t o u r c o m m e rc ia l m e m b e rs

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by Bob Chalifour
In previous years, the editorial staff has introduced our host superintendents,
board members, and highlighted events o f our association. However, without
contributions and sponsorships by our commercial members, our association
would not be able to offer CAGCS members affordable membership and events.
In future issues, we will be profiling commercial members, as well as some o f
the behind-the-scenes people that answer the telephones, our questions, fill parts
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Hosking, a CAGCS member since 1964. Dick started his own water works
distribution Company (I
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&
four years ago. Today, Dick is Operations Director for Milford Landing.
Milford Landing, a former sewage treatment plant, has been transformed into a
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superintendents for his ability to create the extremely manicured landscaped
grounds. Needless to say, every tree, shrub, flower and turf area has irrigation.
Dick was instrumental from the very beginning in the development o f the
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With their children now grown, Dick and his wife, Judy, enjoy playing golf a
couple o f times a week. No boat rides! Dick sold his boat two years ago— Judy
still has not recovered.
Milford Landing's Dick Hosking and his staff welcome all boaters, as well as
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Be sure to use an express delivery
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G re a te r
H artford Open
July 29-Aug 1

The 1999 M em bership
Directory will be mailed out to the

— Congratulations —
John and Sharon Napier on the adop­
tion o f their baby boy, Ryan Edward.
Michael and Nancy Marino on the
birth o f their daughter, Ashley Marie,
bom May 10th, weighing in at 5 lbs.
7 oz.
Shawn
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lan
doHa past recipient of
CAGCS scholarships, for receiving
his Doctor o f Medicine Degree from
the Univer-sity o f Florida College o f
Medicine in Gainesville, FL, on May
22nd.
He is the son o f commercial mem­
ber, Matt Howland.

— C ondolenses —
To the entire Smith family, Jud
(CAGCS Secretary) and Walter (life
member) on the passing o f their brother/son, Paul.

membership sometime this month.
* * * * *

Tw enty years ago Gerald S.
Pullman, plant pathologist at UC
Davis, reported that a thin sheet of
clear plastic spread over the ground
may be the simplest answer to rid the
soil o f fungi, and reduce the growth of
weeds and nematodes.
He reported that a clear polyethylene
plastic should be spread over a plot o f
ground after the soil underneath has
been thoroughly soaked with water.
The sun does the rest. After two
weeks, the soil becomes solarized from
the sun's heat to a depth of 18 inches,
and makes it nearly 100% free of
troublesome fungi and other harmful
organisms.

CAGCS has a Blue Sponsorship o f
the GHO at the TPC at River High­
lands in Cromwell, CT.
With our sponsorship, we receive
two parking tickets, a quantity of daily
passes (good for one day only) and 10
sponsor badges.
The "Will Call" trailer will be at the
Millane Nursery Garden Center on
Rt. 99 in Cromwell. Parking passes
and sponsor badges should be signed
out and returned after use, so someone
else can use them.
Your CAGCS membership card and/
or your GCSAA membership card will
be good for admission at all public
access gates.
* * * * *

Invitations for the annual
CAG CS Invitational Tourna­
ment scheduled for July 26th will be
mailed to Class A & B members dur­
ing the week o f June 21st.
Because not all teams are able to
bring their golf professional, the com­
mittee has ruled that the combined
handicap total of each team cannot
exceed 60.
* * * * *

* * * * *

Deadline for September

W elcom e new m em ber

To John Napier and his family on
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Dogs of sum m er
Calendar of Events
by Steve DiVito, CGCS
Thor is my 17-month old German Shorthaired Pointer who is successful at
harassing geese at Western Hills GC and East Mountain GC during the golf
season. I’ll run him early in the
morning before play gets out on
the course and before there are
golf balls available for him to

June 22nd - Grassy Hill CC
Tim Gerzabek, Supt.
2nd Round of CAGCS Championship
July 26th - CAGCS Annual
Invitational Tournament
Ellington Ridge CC
David Vibber, Supt.

steal.
Once winter comes, our geese
populations tend to shift and we

August 4th - Tunxis Plantation
Charles Babcock, Supt.
ABCD Best Ball of Four

don’t see as many as we do in
the summer. The geese tend to
use Joe Malay’s course to feed
during the winter months if
there is no snow cover, due to
the proximity o f Hop Brook Dam. When Hop Brook GC closes for the winter, I’ll
exercise Thor there and try to harass some o f the geese for Joe.
For the most part, this dog will harass geese differently than a Border Collie or a

Sept. 18th - CAGCS Family Day
Lake Compounce
Southington, CT
September 27th - Pautipaug CC
Anthony Grosso, Supt.
President's Cup &
McLaughlin Trophy

Lab will. He will tend to slowly stalk the geese until he makes them so nervous
that they take off. Once the first goose takes flight, he will chase and flush the rest
o f the flock. Sometimes, youthful exuberance takes over and he flat out chases
any goose that moves.

M onthly m eeting golf results
April 20 - Pequabuck GC

May 11th - Watertown GC

Low Gross Winners
1st - M. Dukette & T. Watroba
2nd - B. Pope & M. Chrzanowski
Low Net Winners
1st - M. McDermott & E. DeStefano
2nd - W. Weischet & E. Morrison
3rd - G. DePaola, M. Gostowski
& S. Ramsay
4th -J. Stahl & T. O’Neill
5th - S. Moran & S. Gennings

Gross
Front - P. Bacon 37
Back - L Kennedy, Jr. 39
Total - S. Moran 81

Longest Putts
#2 - J. Callahan (7’4”)
#10 - J. LaBrie (32’4”)
Longest Drive - T. Girardi
Closest to the Line - W. Weischet

Net
Front - M. Comicelli - 33.5
Back - M. Dukette - 34.5
Total - S. Niven 79-7-72

November 8th - Old Lyme CC
Brian Skelly, Supt.
CAGCS Annual Meeting

B Division
Gross
Front - G. DeVaux 40
Back - W. Weischet 41
Total - J. Streeter 83

Net
Front - M. Fuller 32
Back - W. Urban 35
Total - N. Hall 83-13-70

Net
Front - S. Donovan 33
Back - K. D ’Amico 30.5
Total - B. Akins 72

D Division
Gross
Front - R. Silva 47
Back - R. Chalifour 46
Total - J. Malay 98
Closest to the Pins
#4 - N. Hall - 8’
#15 - P. Sabino - 4*
Closest to the Line
O. Regan

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C Division
Gross
Front - S. DiVito 45
Back - A. Baviello 46
Total - M. McDermott 95

Closest to the Pins
# 4 - M. Fuller (11*9”)
#16 - E. DeStefano (4’2”)

October 19th - Oak Lane CC
Lawrence Dodge, Supt
Supt./Ass't. Tournament

A Division

Kickers
J. Ruzbatzky & P. Bonini
M. Chevrier & J. Barbieri
W. Urban & D. Houle

October 4th - CAGCS Annual
S & R Tournament
Clinton CC
Michael Decker, Supt.

Net
Front - M. Faherty 31
Back - G. Wise 32.5
Total - D. Rackliffe 97-38-59
Longest Drive
T. Gerzabek
Longest Putts
#13 - G. Wise 20’
#18 - E Johnson 30*

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Bentgrass Management Relationships
to Physical, Mechanical, Biological
and Chemical Stresses
~and~
Problems & Solutions:
Using Annuals & Perennials
in the Golfscape
♦Sites yet to be determined

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Continued from page 5
ing, and sustaining its populations
level. Furthermore, in a laboratory,
adult fem ales have displayed an
uncanny ability to economize their egg
laying. They apparently seek out hem­
lock branches with adelgids and then
lay a number o f eggs that can be sup­
ported by the number o f adelgids on
that branch.
Our studies thus far indicate that P.
tsugae is significantly reducing adelgid
numbers, not only on release trees, but
also on adjacent trees.
In the first experiment, we released
adult ladybugs in June, 1995, onto
five infested hemlocks in a Windsor
forest. At that time, we placed some
infested branches inside nylon sleeve
cages to protect adelgids from the ladybugs. We left other infested branches
without cages and, therefore, exposed

to ladybugs.
In May, 1996, we compared the
number of adelgids, alive and dead, on
branches that were caged and not caged.
Much to our delight, we found that
adelgids were 88% less numerous on
branches that had been exposed to ladybugs than on caged branches which
su g g e sts that P.
t sugae had
significantly reduced adelgid numbers.
Unfortunately, the experiment could
not rule out the possibility that the
cages them selves, had som ehow
enhanced adelgid survival, for example,
by excluding incidental native preda­
tors or by moderating the microclimate
o f the branch.
Therefore, we conducted a second
experiment at the Windsor site in 1996
and 1997 to determine the impact o f
ladybugs on adelgids without the use

o f exclusion cages. A new group o f
infested trees was selected in a different
section of the hemlock forest. Adelgid
egg masses present on branches prior
to the release of 1,100 adult ladybugs
in 1996 and a year later in 1997 were
counted and compared. This was done
for branches on which ladybugs were
actually released and on nearby
branches without ladybugs.
W e found that 11 months after
releasing ladybugs, adelgid numbers
had been reduced by 87% on release
branches and by 27% on nearby
branches on which ladybugs had not
been released. The slightly reduced
numbers o f adelgids from 1996 to
1997 on this latter group o f branches
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founded in 1875, is the first experiment station in America. It is chartered by the General Assem bly
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these nearby ones during the course o f
the experiment, or that native predators
may have been present on these
branches.
Our studies during 1997 in Bloom ­
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and in Montebello, VA, were equally
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Comparison between areas in these
hemlock forests where P. tsugae was
released and control areas at least 500m
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only 2,400 to 3,600 adult ladybugs.
These same levels o f adelgid reduc­
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tiveness o f P. tsugae as a predator o f
hemlock woolly adelgid and dispelled
previous concerns that cages them­
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Successfully establishing P. tsugae
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benefit o f controlling other adelgids.
Our preliminary studies have revealed
that this ladybug also attacks and
develops from egg to adult on other
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adelgid, C ooley spruce gall adelgid,
and pine bark adelgid. These and other
alternate adelgid hosts help enhance the
establishm ent and survival o f P .
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H ow ever, w e em phasize that our membership.
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but invisible. The relative unimpor­
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scientists spent little time studying its
management and control. As a result,
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Clifton, NJ 07014
Byron Johnson, Jr.
(973) 473-3393 FAX (973)473-4402

C h am p ion sh ip T u r f S erv ices

M illan e N u rseries, Inc.

Tuckahoe T u rf Farm s, Inc.

Prec. Laser Leveling/Custom Aerification
Green/Tee/Bunker Const.& Renovation
Michael Flowers
(800) 562-5860

604 Main Street
Cromwell, CT 06416
Jim Goodrich
(860) 635-5500 (w.millane@ntplx.net)

Golf Course Turfgrass
West Suffield, CT 06093
Skip Deubel
(800) 243-7582

The C has. C. H art Seed Co.

NORTHERN Professional Turf Products
Winfield Nursery, Inc.
Nursery Stock & Turf Care Products
West Suffield, CT 06093
Stan Hildreth (860) 668-5225

T urf Partners
15 Londonderry Road, Unit 3
Londonderry, NH 03053-6604
Joe Stahl
(800) 228-6656

P.O. Box 9169, 304 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06129-0169
R. Sibley ~ R. Holcomb ~ P. Bednarczyk
(860)529-2537 & (800)326-HART

P artac Golf Course T o p -D ressin g

T u rf Products C orporation

Floratine Products
Flymo, Douglas Rollers, Trion Lifts
Dave Basconi
(203) 250-TURF

Great Meadows, NJ 07838
(800) 247-2326 (908) 637-4191
Bill Carriere (914) 937-2136
Joe Bid well (860) 651-8555

157 Moody Rd., P. O. Box 1200
Enfield, CT 06082
John Ferry ~ Mark Loper
(203) 763-3581

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R. F. M orse & Son, Inc.

W estchester T u rf Supply, Inc.

ParEx Fertilizer - Power Equipment
West Wareham, MA 02576
Carl Wallace
(508) 295-1553

Servicing the Fine Turf Profession
Bob Lippman, Sr. - Bob Lippman, Jr.
Office (914) 248-7476
FAX (914) 248-6862

D & S

G olf S ervices

Golf Construction & Renovation
Bruce Moore - John Grib
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 316-5433 FAX (203) 316-5434

Earth W orks, Inc.
Custom Deep Aerification Service
West Wareham, MA 02576
Carl Wallace
(800) 815-1113

S . B .I. T u rf Services

W inding Brook T urf Farm , Inc.

Deep & Core Aerification & Overseeding
Lawrence, MA 01843
Jason Bassi
(800) 999-TURF

240 Griswold Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Don Grant
(860) 529-6869 or (800) 243-0232