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May 1998

ño©ki© superintendent
Jeff Oteri $®kes on
the challenge at all-new River Bend C . C .
I t was all out there for Jeff O t e r i . . . first
for the tasting, then for the taking.
Oteri, a "rookie" head golf course
superintendent at 36, was talking about
his profession.
"I couldn't escape it," he said, flipping
back the pages of his early life. "I went
bed listening to the sounds of the
„prinklers and got up to the roar of the
mowers. That's what I call exposure with
a capital E!"
That was a long time ago, when Jeff
lived on an island. Only the island wasn't
surrounded by water. Instead, it was
plunked smack-dab in the center of
Wellesley College, and it was called the
Nehoiden Golf Course. Jeffs dad, Tony,
was its head superintendent.
However, the golf connection didn't
end there. Jeffs uncle, John Oteri, was in
the middle of a 30-year stay as head pro
at the Thorny Lea Golf Course. But, alas,
that connection apparently went sour.
"I think 1 was left out of the gene pool

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for playing the game," Jeff summed up his
mediocrity when it comes to mastering
the golf swing.
Regardless, that was then and this is
now. After hemming and hawing about a
career (he once spent seven years on a
construction gang), Jeff is caught up in
the excitement of his first head superintendent job at the soon-to-open River Bend
Country Club in West Bridgewater. He's
been on the site since last July and the
experience since then has his enthusiasm
reaching all-time levels.
"I'm really getting an education in
every phase of golf course design,
construction, and maintenance planning,"
Oteri told. "I'm working with George
Sargent, who's one of the best when it
comes to golf course architecture. He's
been fantastic. I think we're going to have
something special. All we need is a big
assist from weather conditions and we'll
be on time for delivery."
The owners of River Bend are shooting
for a late spring or early summer opening.
"May 15 was the original target date,"
Jeff disclosed. "But I'd be inclined to look
at the end of the month. Like I said,
the weather will decide most of the
particulars. All we need now is growth,
and plenty of it."
Oteri was tapped for the job of putting
the finishing touches on River Bend and
keeping the glow going because of his
high standing among members at the
Woodland Golf Club. Jeff spent five-andone-half years there as assistant to Dave
Mucciarone. In fact, he broke into the
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business at Woodland when Dave's dad,
Norm, ran the maintenance show. He says
the influence of both Norm and Dave has
been a lift to his aspirations.
"I was perfectly happy working with
Dave, and we were sort of a team," Jeff
explained. "That's when a Woodland
member (one-half of the dual ownership
at River Bend) approached me and asked
if I'd be interested in having my own head
job. When I got a grasp of the whole
picture, 1 said lead me to it. After all,
something like this is what I had in mind
all along."
The fact remains that River Bend is
an experience that almost didn't happen
for Oteri because of his freak return to
Woodland while he was testing the waters
of a regular construction career.
"My dad, who was out of the superintendents' field at the time, had this funny
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l couldn't escape it. I w e n t
t o bed listening to the
sounds of the sprinklers
and got up t® the mar
of the mowers. That's
what I call exposure with
a capital El"
Jeff Oteri
River Bend Country Club

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weed overrunning his backyard, so I went
over to Woodland to get some advice on
the problem from Norm Mucciarone,"
Jeff said. "When I got there, the weed
thing became secondary. I learned that
Norm was retiring, and that Dave was
taking over and looking for an assistant.
He looked to me, I looked at him, and I
was back in the golf business, this time
to stay."
Needless to say, the relationship with
the Mucciarones has been solid over the
years. Jeff has benefitted from it and
feels that the experience of a long stay
at Woodland will work into a successful
head super baptism at River Bend.
River Bend will start as a public
course, then wait for acceptance by
golfers as a yardstick for what kind of
operation lies ahead. There are people
interested in making the course the basis
for regular play there, and a feeling
for the course to become at least a semiprivate club down the road.
Oteri says its championship stretch
will play to about 6,600 yards, with
contrasting front and back nines. There
will be lots of open space on the front,
and plenty of tight wooded areas on
the back.
"It will make for a lot of adjustment
by the player," Jeff explained. "The first
seven holes are wide open, but have some
intrigue, since holes one, two, three,
and nine will play around water. There
are eight ponds and 17 bridges in ail,
so there'll be a lot of emphasis on shotmaking."
Eight greens had been seeded when
Oteri was contacted in February. They

were covered at the time and all seemed
to be going well in the growth department-^
The rest of the greens, all bent fed, were
to be seeded when the weather flicked on
the green light.
Much of the maintenance work during
the mild winter centered on cleanup and
clearing. Concentration keyed on the
playing (fairways) area, so making a fast
track became a priority. "Let's face it,"
Jeff quipped. "In the early going, straying
off the fairway will bring on a huge
penalty. For a while it'll pay to keep the
ball in play. I mean, you'll have to hit
it straight."
Oteri is doing most of the maintenance
planning and clearing work with the help
of an assistant. Once the course is in full
swing he expects to have a crew with 10
to 12 workers pulling all the refinements
into place.
"So far we're all optimistic about River
Bend's potential," Jeff remarked. "Being
on board at the beginning is a big plus
for me. I know where everything is and
where it's supposed to be. This is a great
opportunity for all of us. For me, it's the
opportunity of a lifetime."
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Caiendar
J u n e 11

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Marlborough Country Club
Marlborough, Mass.
S u p t - Kenneth Crimmings

June 24

Turf & Research Field Day
UMass Turf R e s e a r c h Facility
S o u t h Deerfield, Mass.

July 2 0

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Joint Meeting with
Golf C o u r s e M a n a g e r s
Association of Cape Cod
Marshfield Country Club

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Information c o n t a i n e d in this publication m a y b e
u s e d f r e e l y , in w h o l e o r i n p a r t , w i t h o u t s p e c i a l
p e r m i s s i o n a s l o n g a s t h e t r u e c o n t e x t is m a i n t a i n e d . W e w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e a c r e d i t line.

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The first seven holes are
wide ©pen, but have some
intrigue„ since holes # I,
m,
and #9 will play
around water» There are
eight ponds and 17 bridges
in all, s© there'll be a lot of
emphasis on shoimaking, ss

Marshfield, Mass.
Supt. • Robert A. Matthews, CGCS
August 3

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Supt,/Club Official Tournament
F r a m i n g h a m Country Club
Framingham, Mass.
Supt. • David C l e m e n t

September 22 GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Joint Meeting with RIGCSA
Country Club of N e w Bedford
N e w Bedford, Mass.
Supt. - Brian Giblin
October 5

GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Joint Meeting with N.H.

Jeff Oteri
River Bend Country Club

V e s p e r Country Club
Tyngsboro, Mass.
Supt. - Bert Frederick

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cTfe® Super Spmks Qui
This month's

question:

What has been your
experience with the use of growth regulators1
Hariri® Robertson, Nashua Country
Club: "This is my third year at Nashua
and it's been similar to my other superintendent jobs . . . that of coming into a
course with the idea of establishing a
thorough revitalization program.
"Therefore, I'm into the so-called new
technology products that have come
along to supplant the so-called old-school
method of doing things. It just so happens
that I'm from the old school. So, depending on new-approach products like growth
regulators is a cautious and slow involvement for me.
"However, I've put part on my revitalization program in the hands, so to speak,
of a growth regulator, Primo. Happily,
I'm seeing some progress on the greens,
_-which were 90 per cent poa when I
ot here.
"We're trying to encourage replacing
that poa with bentgrass, and Primo is
helping us get there. I use it to slow down
the seed heads of poa and promote the
eventual takeover by bent. That's my
theory even though I feel as if I lose control of the plant when I rely on Primo.
Right now, I'm using a Primo application schedule from spring through
mid-July. It's working but it's been on a
slow track. Yes, there are some traces
of discoloration, but the promise of that
poa disappearing (at a crawl) seems to
appease our members when it comes to
aesthetic overviews.

'Frankly, I still feel that I
lose some control of the
plant using fhem. However,
I also realize that they've
become my big weapons
in the war against poa."
Borne Robertson
Nashua Country Club
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"The growth regulator attempt also
has leaked over to use on the fairways.
But there again, I'm very cautious with
its use. My main hope in all of this is the
battle between poa and bent. It has
nothing to do with cutting down on the
amount of clippings, another result of
applying growth regulators.
"So far, I'd have to say I'm satisfied
with the experience I've had with growth
regulators. Frankly, I still fee! that I lose
some control of the plant when using
them. However, I also realize thai they've
become one of my big weapons in the war
against poa. I have to give them a passing
mark. They're doing the job here."
Bill Spence, The Country Club: "My
experiences with growth regulators go
way back to my days when I was working
in California. I even remember the name
of one of the first regulators, Slow Grow.
We used it with some degree of success
out there. However, like a lot of things
you use in this business, what works in
one section of the country, state, or
whatever doesn't necessarily work in
another. That's one of the vagaries of
using chemical turf maintenance aids.
"The next name-brand regulator that
comes to mind, or the one that 1 had
experience with, popped up when I was
a superintendent at the Kansas City
Country Club. Then, it was called Cut
Less. Again, it seemed to do the job it
was intended for, and it remained part
of my maintenance program.
"I also depended on growth regulators
when I came to The Country Club, and
their life span over the period of time I
spent on the West Coast, Kansas City, and
here adds up to well over 15 years.
"But the growing conditions in our
area have taken on a pattern lately,
especially our springs, which somehow
seem to wind up being a period of cool
temperatures and persistent rain. I find
that this combination of weather and
growth regulators are not a good mix.

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Almost on schedule our greens have
become sparse and discolored by the
end of each May.
"So I stopped using growth regulators
last year. It probably evened out in matter
of cost factors. I came to depend more
on light-weight mowing methods, and it
worked into a standoff as to the cost of
purchasing growth regulators and collecting excessive clippings.
"We have small tees and greens here,
and I felt that regulators were weakening
the plants, along with the increased play
we've experienced. Results haven't been
alarming, but the good color has returned.
"Again, I should stress the location
factor, and how results can vary from one
place to another. I can't knock growth
regulators. They served the purpose at the
right time and right place. But for now
I'm not using them."
D e a n Robertson, Kernwood! Country
Club: "Yes, I'm into growth regulators,
and the overall effect has been favorable.
It's a little pricey. It costs us $600-$800 a
feeding and we feed three to four times a
year. But it cuts down on labor. There's
less molding and less clippings to pick up.
"Growth regulators have been around
for a lot of years, but we've been using
them for the last three or four years. My
program starts with an application of
something called Embark in early spring.
Then I switch to Primo for the rest of the
year. I'd say one feeding is good for at
least four weeks.
"My outlook on the value of growth
regulators is that they do two jobs,
suppress the seed heads of poa annua,
and stunt the growth of grass in places
where heavy clippings are now a no-no
in the turf maintenance lexicon.
It's true that growth regulators are a
source of discoloration, but there's an
iron fertilizer additive out there that
masks the yellow coloring which sometimes follows a regulator application.
I'm satisfied with the way it's handled
my turf program.
"In fact, I've even used Primo on
greens to speed them up when the
need is present. I know, I know. All this
technology never seems to cease. But you
have to tell yourself, we (superintendents)
might have been the ones who created
this situation. Now, we have to consider
ourselves responsible for living with it."
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Research Report

1991/ Turfgrass
Robert L Wik
arid Truth Nissenbaum,
Department of Microbiology,
University of Massachusetts
Acknowledgments: I thank the Golf
Course Superintendents Association of
New England and Abbot Laboratories for
financial support. Also, thanks to cooperators Andy Gay and Dave Bergeron.
A note about the statistics: Nematodes
are not evenly distributed in the soil.
This means that there is a lot of variability
in populations when soil samples are
examined. To minimize the variability, composite sampies are taken from each plot,
and the treatments are replicated five
times. Despite these precautions, large
differences in numbers from one treatment to the next may not prove to be
statistically different. It may be that the
treatment had an effect but it could not
be proven by statistics. However, large
differences from treatment to treatment
could also be due to chance (unequal
distribution) rather than from treatment.
Evaluation of DITera Drenches for
Managing Plant Parasitic Nematodes in
Turf, 1997 and 1997: A putting green in
South Hadley, Massachusetts with Ring,
Lance, and Stunt was chosen for this
study. The turf was a mixture of annual
biuegrass and bentgrass. The putting
green, approximately 75 years old, was
built on native clay soil with an upper
layer of 34" of sandy soii. Mechanical
analysis of the top 4" of soil showed it to
be 83.6% sand, 11.98% silt, and 4.5% clay.
USDA criteria classify this soil as a loamy
coarse sand based on the sand subtractions. Plots were 6'x6', six replications per
Effect of DiTera on Ring Nematode, 1S86

7/4/38
8/1/96
Collection dates
Control
DiTera 2.32 lb

DiTera 1.16 lb
Nemacur

Figure I.

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treatment, and completely randomized,
in 1996, treatments consisted of two rates
of DiTera, one rate of Nemacur, and an
untreated control. In 1997, oniy one rate
of DiTera was applied. The green was
mowed, fertilized, watered, and cared for
consistent with standard golf green
management practices. In the 1996 trial,
DiTera was drenched into the plots at the
rate of 1.16 lbs./l,000 sq. ft. and 2.32
lbs./l,000 sq. ft. of formulated product
in 55.5 gallons of water. Nemacur 10G
was applied once at the rate of 2.3
lbs./l,000 sq. ft. For nematode assays,
10 subsampies per plot were collected
with a 1" soil sampling tube to a depth
of 4", bulked, and extracted. Nematodes
were recovered by wet sieving/sugar
flotation and identified to genus. The data
was subjected to a one-way analysis of
variance and a test of LSD. In the 1997
trial, 1997 treatment plots were the same
as 1996; however, only the 1.16 lb. rate of
DiTera was tested. All other treatments
and methods were the same as 1996.
Effect of DiTera on Lance Nematodes, 1996

Effect of DiTera on Stunt Nematodes, 1SSS

7/4
8/1/98
Collection dates
Control
DiTera 2.32 lb

DiTera 1.18 lb
Nemacur

Figure 3.

significant differences. Nemacur
significantly reduced Stunt populations
but DiTera did not (fig. 3). There was no
apparent increase in efficacy with DiTera
when applied for two successive growing
seasons on the same plots. Nemacur also
performed below expectations in this trial.
Effect of DiTera on Ring Nematodes, 1897

5/26/97

6/25/37

7 / 2 3 S 7 8/20/97
Collection dates

Control
Nemacur

9/17/97 10/15/97

DiTera 1.18 lb

Figura 4.

7/4/38
8/1/38
Collection dates

8/29/98

Control

DiTera 1.16 lb

DiTera 2.32 lb

Nemacur

Effect of DiTera on Lance Nematodes, 1997
250 -

Figure 2.

Results 1996. Ring populations
were not significantly reduced by either
DiTera or Nemacur (fig. 1). Lance was
significantiy reduced (p= 0.1%) compared
to the controis on both August collection
dates (fig. 2). DiTera did not reduce Lance
populations. Stunt was not reduced by
either the DiTera or Nemacur on any of
the coliection dates (fig. 3). Results 1 9 9 7 .
Ring and Lance populations were not
significantly reduced by either DiTera or
Nemacur (fig. 1 & 2). July and August
populations of Lance in the Nemacur
treatment are approximately half of the
control treatments; however, plot to piot
variability precluded demonstration of

5/28/87

7/23/S7 8/20/97
Collection dales

8/25/97

Control
Nemacur

9/17/97

10/15/97

DiTera 1.16 lb

Figure 5.

Effect of DFTera on Stunt Nematodes, 1997

5/28/97

6/25/97

7/23/87 8/20/97
Collection dates

Control
Nemacur

9/17/97

10/15/97
DiTera 1.16

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Research Report

1 9 9 7 Turfgrass
by Robert L Wick
and Truth Nissenbaum,
Department of Microbiology,
University of Massachusetts
(Part III (of VI) of1997
Turfgrass
Nematode Study; continued from
previous page.)

Evaluation of DiTera Drenches for
Managing Roof-Knot Nematodes In Turf,
1997. A putting green in Glen, New
Hampshire was chosen for this study
because of a high population of root-knot
nematode and the absence of other plant
parasitic nematodes. Mechanical analysis
of the top 4" showed it to be 92% sand,
5.6% silt, and 2.5% clay. USDA criteria
classify this soil as a coarse sand based on
the sand subfractions. Some 25 plots,
6'x6', provided five replications for five
jjyeatments. A single treatment of Ne,acur, 2.3 lbs./l,000 sq. ft., was applied
June 6. Three DiTera treatments applied

Effect of DiTera on Root-knot Juveniles, 1997

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6/30/97

6/4/97
9/8/97
Collection bates

Control

1.161b

0.58+0.58 lb

0 . 5 8 lb

10/13/97

Nemacur

Figure I.

per 1,000 sq. ft. on June 6 were: 0.58 lbs.,
1.16 lbs., and 0.58 lbs., which received a
second 0.58 lb. application on July 14.
Five plots served as untreated controls.
All plots received approximately 0.5"
irrigation following treatment application.
For nematode assays, 10 subsamples per
plot were collected with a 1" soil sampling
tube to a depth of 3-4" and bulked. Soil
was washed from roots, and 0.07 oz. (2 g.)
fresh weight of roots/plot were shakere x t r a c t e d for three days in 1.7 oz. (50 ml.)
-ater. Juveniles and males were counted,
and the data was subjected to a one-way
analysis of variance and a test of LSD.
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There were no differences in turf
quality among the treatments on any of
the collection dates. The drop in juvenile
nematodes apparent on June 30 is
consistent with three previous years of
monitoring nematodes at this site (fig. 1).
Only the Nemacur treatment significantly
reduced root-knot juveniles compared
to the untreated control. The Nemacurtreated plots had lower numbers of
juveniles and males throughout the
season, but plot-to-plot variability
precluded statistical significance on all
but one collection date (fig. 1 & 2).
The two 0.58 lb. applications of DiTera

showed a trend in root-knot reduction
but differences were not statistically
significant.
Effect of DiTera on Root-knot Males, 1 9 9 7

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6/30/97

8/4/97
9/8/97
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1.161b

0.58+0.58 lb

0 . 5 8 lb

10/13/97

Nemacur

Figure 2.

GCSANE News

Remember

When?: (SCSÄME9$ pmi

Memember when? looks at significant
events and individuals of GCSANE's past.

25 years ago
The next meeting of the GCSANE will
be Monday, May 14, at the Green Harbor
Golf Club in Marshfield.
The course is owned by Manuel
Francis, Sr. and son, Manuel, Jr. Dahn
Tibbets is the golf course superintendent.
Whatever, the origin of the course is
interesting and worth repeating. In 1965
Manny and his son purchased land for the
purpose of developing a sod farm. After
removing only two crops of sod, the fatherson team decided the site would be ideal
for a golf course. So in the summer of
1970, they decided to build one. Manny,
Sr. was to design the course and carry on
all phases of construction. Manny, Jr.'s
project was to install the irrigation system.
Believe it or not, the course was opened
for play in the 1971 season, a feat that
defies logic!

15 years ago
Despite extraordinarily frightful
inclement weather, we had quite a
turnout for the Guy Tedesco Invitational
qualifying tournament at New Seaburv
golf course.
Because of the rain, the tournament
was played on the front nine of the
Executive Course and the back nine of
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the Championship Course. The five
qualifying winners were: Ken Mooradian,
low gross-78: John Streeter, 81-10-71;
Doug Johnson, 88-17-71; and Steve
Murphy, 83-12-71. Larry Bunn, with a
77-7-70, was low net in the commercial
division.

5 years ago
The results are in. The winter of 199293 was one when Mother Nature flirted
with record numbers in amount of snowfall in the Massachusetts cities of Boston,
Worcester, and Springfield. According to
WCVB-TV (Channel 5) meteorologist Dick
Albert, Boston had a snowfall of 82
inches. That compares with the record
89 inches that fell in 1947-48 and the
seasonal average of 40 inches.
Worcester hit a new record of 119
inches compared to its 67-inch norm,
while Springfield came in at 90.4 inches,
well above its average drop of 48 inches.
The Newsletter thanks associate editor
Matt Crowther for making these
worthwhile statistics available.
Poquoy Brook was the site of the
association's first golf meeting of the
season with the following winners of a
best-16 holes tournament. Gross: Ed
Ulmann, 70; Jack Hassett, 72. Net: Mike
Hermanson and Steve Murphy, 68; Dave
Comee, Eric Newell, and Dick Duggan, 70.
GEMMY FINN

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Scholarship News

AgrEvo presents green industry scholarships at Regional
ÄgrEvo showed support of present and
future green industry professionals at the
first-ever New England Regional Turfgrass
Conference and Show in Providence, R.I.
The conference was hosted by golf
course superintendent associations from
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont.
According to David Sylvester, Green
Industry Sales Representative, AgrEvo
awarded scholarships to University of
Massachusetts students Kurt Calderwood

and Zachary Easton at the opening session
March 3, and also sponsored a luncheon
for conference attendees March 4.
Sylvester, a 1975 NOR-AM (now
AgrEvo) Turfgrass Scholarship recipient
at the University of Massachusetts and
board member of the Massachusetts Turf
and Lawn Grass Association, presented
the scholarships and commended the
associations involved for their joint effort.
"AgrEvo is committed to the continuing
education of present and future turfgrass

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managers, and supports golf course superintendent associations in their combined
efforts to perpetuate the success and
professionalism of the green industry."
AgrEvo is U. S. manufacturer of DeltaGard insecticides containing deltamethrin,
that received EPA registration in January.
Other products include: Acclaim Extra
herbicide, Finale herbicide, Illoxan
herbicide, and Prograss herbicide; Banol
fungicide and ProStar fungicide; and
Turcam insecticides.

DIVOT DRIFT..,announcements...educational
seminars...job
opportunities
...tournament r e s u l t s - a n d miscellaneous items of interest to the membership.
INFORMATION
Turf and Nursery Research Field Day, Wednesday, June 24, 1998 at the UMass Turf Research
Facility, South Deerfleld, Mass. This field day will
focus on the current research taking place at the
Turf Research Facility. Participants will have the
opportunity to meet and speak with research and
extension faculty and staff, view projects underway, and participate in a variety of field workshops.
Turf research: Research includes studies on the
biology and integrated management of turf-damaging insects, soil a m e n d m e n t studies, weed
management studies both short and long-term,
and turfgrass cultivar trials. Research areas include golf, lawn, and athletic field turf. The field
day will also feature vendor displays and demonstrations. Pesticide recertification contact hours
will be available. For more information contact
Thom Griffin, Turf Research Facility Manager, at
(413) 545-3066, or Mary Owen, UMass Extension,
at (508) 892-0382.
Nursery research: Nursery crop research projects
at UMass will be on display at this second annual
event Dr. Reeser Manley will present new projects
and highlight the results of the past year's research
results. Included in the program will be results of
the 1997 experiments on root freezing tolerance
in deciduous trees and an overview of the current
research in this area; results of 1997-98 experiments on overwintering containerized trees; an
update on work related to production of woody
plants for wetland landscapes; a demonstration of
the Cellugro system for in-ground production of
container-marketed plants; a report on salt tolerant vegetation from research conducted for the
Mass. Highway Dept.; and an update on the ornamental grass trial program at UMass. For more
information contact Kathleen Carroll at (413) 5450895 or Dr. Reeser Manley at (413) 545-2353.

MÜAAmIÍLMÚAUJALLAILIMÚALI^

Massachusetts IPM Council promoting integrated pest management in every community. In
the Bay State, aggressive promotion of integrated
pest management (IPM) in nonagricultural settings began in the spring of 1996 with the
development of the Massachusetts IPM Council.
This council consists of representatives from state
and federal government agencies including the
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the Massachusetts Mosquito Control Association,
academia through the UMass Extension, nonprofit public interest groups including MASSPIRG
and The Waste Watch Center, and representatives
from the New England Pest Control Association,
Golf Course Superintendents Association of New
England, Massachusetts Association of Lawncare
Professionals, and the New England Sports Turf
Managers Association.
With just over a year behind them, council members have agreed on a mission statement, and have
formed workgroup committees that will begin IPM
projects. The purpose of these workgroups is to
better define IPM practice within the various nonagricultural environments, and to promote IPM in
general through technical support and greater
public outreach activities. Projects include a Structural IPM Checklist a n d a Structural IPM
Standards fact sheet so that pesticide professionals working on indoor pest control can inform their
clients about their good management practices.
Additional projects include an IPM certification
process by and for turf and golf course pest control
operators, and, lastly, an informational brochure
on council efforts geared to the general public.
Through this voluntary and consensus-driven alliance, the council intends to make a significant
contribution to the state's IPM infrastructure by
including non-traditional, non-agricultural environments into Massachusetts' IPM landscape!

Zone II Ground Water Protection bulletin. The
Pesticide Bureau's 1997 listing of Massachusetts
towns containing Zone II areas has changed significantly from last year. Towns with wellhead
protection areas (Zone lis) for wells pumping
100,000 gallons per day or over, have jumped to
238, compared to last year's 198. New wells may
have come on line for many previously listed
towns, resulting in even greater changes. Don 'tgo
by last year's list! Check the updated Pesticide
Bureau Information
Bulletin, March 1997,
Groundwater Protection Regulations, 333 CMR
12:00. All certified/licensed pesticide applicators
in Massachusetts were mailed this bulletin. If you
did not receive this mailing, call the Pesticide
Bureau for a copy at (617) 727-3020, xl29 or xl26.
To resolve whether or not your application site is
covered under these regulations, follow these
steps: (A) Determine If you plan to apply pesticide
products containing any of 27 active ingredients
covered under the groundwater protection regulations 333 CMR 12:00. Check your Information
Bulletin for a list of active ingredients. (B) Determine if the town where you plan to apply a
regulated product is on the Zone II list. Check your
Information Bulletin for a list for 1997. (C) Determine whether your intended application site falls
under any of the Zone lis of the listed town(s) by
identifying each site on the maps provided through
any of the following locations: (1) Local Boards of
Health: Go to the local Board of Health of the listed
town and ask to see the Title Five Map provided
by the Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection
(DEP), or, (2) DEP's Regional Offices: Go to one
of DEP's Regional Offices and ask to see the Title
Five Map. Call (617) 292-5500 for information on
the office nearest you, or, (3) Pesticide Bureau,
Boston: Go to the Mass. Dept. of Food & Agriculture at 100 Cambridge St. (21st fl.), Boston, and
ask to review the GIS town maps available. Please
call (617) 727-3020, x l 2 9 or xl26, for an appointment so we may prepare for your visit and make
full use of your time.

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j j Please patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
Advanced Agronomic Services, Inc.
91 Day St., Leominster, MA 01453
Deep-tine aerification, core aerification,
overseeding, and irrigation services.
Jim Favreau - (978) 840-0432

A-OK Turf Equipment

Country Golf, Inc.

4852 Westchester Dr., Traverse City, Ml 49684
Golf course construction & reconstruction;
specialists in Donald Ross courses.
Jerry Deemer - (616) 947-5751

Douglas Equipment Corp.

9 Leuba Road, Coventry, Rl 02816
New England Articulator dealer,
Greens Groomer Brush, & used equipment.
Mike Cornicelli-(401) 826-2584

90 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, Rl 02917
John Deere golf & turf equipment dealer
Paul T. Surabian, Pres.; Allen Vadala, Sales Rep.
(401) 232-3700

A.A. Will Materials Corporation

Michael Drate Consfmlion, Inc.

240 Walnut Street, Framingham, MA 01701
Golf course reconstruction; professional shaper.
Michael Drake - (508) 875-8247

168 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
Top dressing & bunker sand, loam, decorative
stone, & landscape materials. Est. 1886.
Frank Will, Charlie Downing, Denise M. Cogliano
1-800-4-AAWILL

Banco Products Company

Aor-Ew U.S.A. Co.

31 Old Town Trail, Narragansett, Rl 02882
Bob S c o t t - ( 4 0 1 ) 376-7290

David Sylvester - (203) 828-8905

F.D.I., Inc.

Wilmington, Delaware

Agriturf, Inc.

59 Dwight St., Hatfield, MA 01038
Fertilizer, seed, and chemicals for turf.
1-800-346-5048

(Fairway Design Illustration)
55 Railroad Ave., Warren, Rl 02885
Custom granite signs & markers.
Joseph K. Martin, Robert Page
(401) 245-7890 or 1 -800-358-8337

Aliens Seed Store, ins.

Gold Star Wholesale Nursery
& Sad Farm

Specializing in quality seed and related
golf course maintenance supplies.
Gregg A l l e n - ( 4 0 1 ) 2 9 4 - 2 7 2 2
(car p h o n e - ( 5 0 8 ) 577-1001)

Bill Thompson
Lexington, Mass. - (7B1) 861-1111
Canterbury, N.H, - (603) 783-4717

Baksr Golf Cars

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.

40 Walker St., Swansea, MA 02777
Steve Founier, Doug Hooper
(508) 379-0092

P. 0. Box 9169, Weathersfieid, CT 06109
Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski
1-800-326-HART

Lycott Environmental Research, Inc.

600 Chariton St., Southbridge, MA 01550
Environmental consulting services: lake &
pond management, wetland studies, site
assessments, & laboratory analysis.
Lee Lyman, president - 1-800-462-8211

D.L. Maher Co.

Box 127, Concord St., N. Reading 01864
Water supply specialists; water wells &
pumping equipment.
(781) 933-3210

McNulty Construction Corp.

19 Turner Rd., P.O. Box 3218
Framingham, MA 01701
Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways,
and parking areas.
John McNulty-(508) 879-8875

Meco Environmental, Inc.

1119 Washington St., Weymouth, MA 02189
Installation of UST/AST, pump/tank upgrades,
and oil/water separator installation.
Greg M u r p h y - ( 7 8 1 ) 331-6446

Modern Aeration Service, Inc.

212 Kenrick St., Newton, MA 02158
Featuring water injection aeration.
Kevin O s g o o d - ( 6 1 7 ) 630-1950

Modern Tractor i Truck Service, Inc.

400 Pine St., Seekonk, MA 02771
Holliston sand/loam topdressing mixture,
1/2" or 1/8" screened loam, underground tank
removal, Convault aboveground fuel tank.
Steven S. Howitt - (508) 761-5554

R.F. Mors® & Sens, Inc.

Sawtelle Bros.

65 Gienn St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Bob Brown, Larry Bunn, Mike Hannigan,
Frank Higgins, John Lenhart
(978)682-9296

Seotts Pro-Turf Div.

Mike Peterson, Regional Director
Randy Hamilton - (508) 528-4642
Richard Forni- (413) 534-8896

Sodce, Inc.

P.O. Box 2, Siocum, Rl 02877
Matt Faherty, Pat Hogan
Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye,
Bluegrass/Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass
1-800-341-6900

Sports Club Management

104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
Hazcom and right-to-know compliance
implementation.
Ron S m i t h - ( 7 8 1 ) 848-5978

Dahn Tibbett
Professional Goil Services

d/b/a/ Weed & Feed, Inc.
20 Clark Lane, Marsbfield, MA 02050
Specialists in golf course construction and
irrigation installation. We also offer a wire
tracing service.
(781) 837-3503

Tee and Green Sod, Inc.

Exeter, Rl 02822
Bentgrass, Biuegrass and Blue/Fescue sod.
Dave Wallace, Robin Hayes
(401) 789-8177

153 Rumford Ave., Newton, MA 02166
Consulting, planning, iPM MoniTor®, pruning,
fertilization, & plant appraisal
Jack Kelly-(617) 969-5990

Hartssey Greymont

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, inc.

433 Chestnut St., Needham, MA 02192
Tree care, landscape consruction, consulting.
Mark J. T o b i n - ( 7 8 1 ) 444-1227

W. Wareham, MA 02576
Larry Anshewitz, Jack Cronin, Christopher Cowan
(508) 295-1553

Nardome Sand & Grava! Co., Inc.

International Golf Construction Co.

37 Power Rd., Westford, MA 01886
Topdressing sand & mixes, bunker sands, rootzone mixes, loam, cart path materials, drainage stone
Greg Frederick - (978) 692-8221, (781) 648-6222

Turf Enhancement Enterprises

Bay State Organic / MWRA

Bartlett Tree Experts

100 First Ave., Chariestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA 02129
Manufacturer & supplier of dry organic fertilizers
Amy Barad-(617) 241-6261

Bayer Corporation

118 Ellery Ave., Middletown, Rl 02842
Baylaton, Merit, Dylox, Tempo, Nemacur.
Brad Herman-(401) 846-3515;
FAX (401) 846-8012

The Borden Company

Maynard, MA
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571

5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02174
Golf course construction.
Antonios Paganis
(617) 548-2351 or (508) 428-3022

Novartis Specialty Products, Inc.

21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760-4252
Irrigation consultation, design & system
evaluation.
Bob Healey, ASIC, CID - (508) 653-0625

394 Monson Tpk. Road, Ware, MA 01082
Banner MAXX, Sentinel, Barricade,
Subdue MAXX, & Primo
David Rave! - (413) 967-6745
www.cp.us.novartis.com

Tom Irwin, Inc.

Partac Golf Course Top-Dressing

Irrigation Management & Services

For your irrigation needs; dedicated to sales
and service of quality Irrigation equipment.
Greg Albanese - (617) 964-8533 (phone/fax)

The Cardinals, Inc.

Landmark Construction

Complete deep-tine and hydro-injection services,
custom fertilizer and pesticide applications,
fairway aeration, and top dressing operations.
Scoü McCoy - (978) 777-1663

42 Charnock St., Beverly, MA 01915
Tee/bunker shaping & remodeling,
cart path work, drainage, tree planting,
6 landscape construction our specialty.
Daniel Champion - (978) 927-5052

110 CodjerLane, Sudbury, MA 01776
Grower of annuals, perennials,
garden mums, & ground covers
Darren Young - (978) 443-7177

Larchmont Eng. & Irrig. Co.

Cedar Lawn Tree Service, inc.

dba Hammond Paint & Chem. Co., Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Joseph Lazaro-(781) 647-3361

Geoffrey S. Cornish & Brian Silra
Golf Course Architects
Fiddlers Green, Amherst, MA 01002

Country Club Enterprises, Inc.

P. O. Box 820, Cataumet, MA 02534
Club Car golf cars. Carryall utility vehicles.
Steve Butler, Dave Farina, Ed McGuire
(800) 662-2585

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Turf Products Corp.

Turf Specialty, Inc.

P.I.E. Supply Co.

32 Nickerson Road, Ashland, MA 01721
Pruning, fertilization, removal,
& professional care.
William P. Maley - (508) 881-2622

21 Brandywine Road, Skillman, NJ 08558
Communication, information, market intelligence.
Peter L. McCormick - 1-800-314-7929

Kelsey Part, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated top-dressing, golf hole targets,
turf blankets, and other specialty golf supplies,
Jim Kelsey - 1-800-247-2326, (908) 637-4191

Ken Jones Tire Co.

Cavicctuo Greenhouses, inc.

TurfNet Associates, Inc.

11B A St., Burlington, MA
Jack Petersen, Wayne Ripley, Dennis Friel
Paul Skafas, Chris Petersen
1-800-582-5959
Worcester, MA
Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf carts.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

166 River Rd., P. O. Box 520
Unionviile, CT 06085
Golf course & landscape supplies.
John Callahan - (203) 673-3699

Featuring Floratine Products, Precision Small
Engine Co. & Trion Lifts.
Tom Fox-(508) 865-9150

157 Moody Road, Enfield, CT 06082
Distributors of Tore irrigation and maintenance
equipment, lightning detection systems, and
other golf-related products.
Irrigation products: Tim Berge & Palmer Whitney;
Commercial products: Ed Fallow, Rick Moulton,
Mike Turner, & John Winskowicz; (860) 763-3581

Dedham, MA
Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories.
John Ramey, Paul Kenyon, Robert Barbati
(781) 461-1560

Boston Irrigation Company

Richmond, Rl
Chris Beasley • 1-800-556-6985

Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02173
Keith Savage - (781) 862-2550

Lazaro's Golf Course Accessories

LESCS, Inc.

20005 Lake Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116
Ron Tumiski, Mike Donohue
1-800-321-5325

Loft's Seed

22 Lantern Lane, Exeter, Rl 02822
Victoria Wallace - 1 -800-648-7333

Prescription Turf Services, Inc.

Pre-Lawn Products, Inc.

24 Johnathan Rd., W. Greenwich, Rl 02817
Specializing in turf & ornamental needs.
(401) 397-8880

Read Sand & Gravel, inc.

171 VFW Dr., Rockland, MA 02370
Topdressing, root-zone mixes, bunker sand,
3/4 & 3/8 screened loams, cart path
materials, mulch, drainage stone.
Joe Farina- 1-800-660-2955

J.P. Roberts Co.

15 Londonderry Rd., Londonderry, NH 03053
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Scott Mackintosh, Kevin Lyons,
Dave Schermerhorn, John Lensing
1-800-228-6656

United Horticultural Supply

P.O. Box 7, Sodus, NY 14551
Fertilizer, seed, chemicals, and IPM.
Glen Larabee - (508) 223-4931
Bruce Chapman - (401) 885-5245

Varney Bros. Sand, Gravel & Concreie
Bellingham, MA
Concrete golf cart paths.
Kenneth Mooradian - 1-800-441-7373

Winfield Nursery

1320 Mountain Rd., Suffield, CT 06109
Wholesale nursery trees & shrubs.
Jeff Rogers

Philip Wooan & George F. Sargent, Jr.

Technical resource catalog; survey-weathertesting-measurement & diagnostic equipment.
Barbara Piantedosi - (508) 456-6886

Golf Course Architects
17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-3672

Sam-Mate Supply, Inc.

Zip Type Service

88 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA
Distributor, Karcher hot high pressure equipment
& bulk detergents, sales, service, rentals
Barry Hackett - (508) 752-8888

50 Kent St., Newburyport, MA 01950
Design, printing, mailing, advertising specialties.
Sheila Johnson - (978) 462-9358

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Friend of the Association Profile

 thank you mìe

from the J.P. Msèerîi

Dear Members of GCSANE:
Instead of writing a "descriptive"
monologue of our company, I would like
to instead give credit to the members of
this association for enabling us to be in
business for 10 years.
Thank you for allowing a green
(female) rookie to call on you in the early
days of this venture. It took courage for
you to support a new company arriving in
a Ranger pickup to demonstrate products.
Thank you for the chance to grow in
our home state. They say New England is
the hardest part of the country to make a
sale. Even though this is true, you opened
up your doors and minds to our philosophy and listened. "Introduce the customer
to state-of-the-art technical turf products
with a one-stop shopping format.

Thank you for accepting the fact that
once we got our feet wet in New England,
we needed to grow outside that area to
succeed. Even though we now have
customers in every state (except Alaska)
and several countries, our strongest area
remains the Northeast.
And a special thank you from Barbara
for being so supportive, I always knew of
one particular golf course superintendent
whose work ethic was admirable, but
it was astonishing to find, without
exception, so many more. Your jobs are
the soul of this industry and deserve more
recognition than is given.
Our product line has grown and
expanded to include a full array of survey
equipment, the total line of Accu Products, design and estimating equipment,

Company

diagnostic and measuring equipment,
sirens, radios, and weather equipment.
Even though our marketing has changed
from the early days of displaying in the
Ranger pickup to phone/mail/exhibit
contact, we always welcome a telephone
call to request an on-site visit to show
you what's new in the world of turf
instrumentation.
Sincerely,
The J.P. Roberts Company

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