( It’s Like Having GENEVA, N.Y. Imagine rewriting the Bible “with God as your co-author.” That’s how Michael Villani, Cornell University professor of entomology, characterized writing the second edition of “Turfgrass Insects of the United States and Canada” with original author Har uo Tashiro, retired professor of entomology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. Patricia I. Vittum, associate pro fessor of entomology at the Uni versity of Massachusetts, also co authored the recently released book. The first edition, which was released in 1987 and written solely by Tashiro, is considered the “bible” of die turfgrass industry and is the manual of choice among golf courses from Pebble Beach to Silver Creek. In 1992, because of advances in such areas as Inte grated Pest Management (IPM), Tashiro decided it was time to write a new edition. Hie second edition took three years to complete. Tashiro, who has been retired for over IS years, thought the book would benefit Planting sooner in warmer soil starts your crop off FAST so you can finish big at harvest. Aerial imagery proves that GRAMOXONE® EXTRA herbicide gives you faster results than regular glyphosate. GRAMOXONE EXTRA beats tillage too, saving topsoil, time, fuel and labor. This season, start fast and finish big with GRAMOXONE EXTRA. For more information, ask your retailer, call our hotline at 800-759-2500 or visit our web site at zenecaagproducts.com. Non All treatments were tank mixed with 1 pint of atrazme from having co-authors because he was not comfortable with more current topics like IPM, which was just an emerging field when he retired. Tashiro enlisted Villani, his successor in the department, and his last graduate student, Vit tum, to co-author the new edition. In addition to updating the origi nal chapters, the second edition includes new or extensively rewritten chapters on areas such as: IPM, the principles of biologi cal control, sampling techniques, setting thresholds, and chemical control strategies. The new edition also features more recent images featuring the life stages of nearly all turfgrass pests found in the United States and Canada. According to Villani, “The book was a true collaboration. Vittutn was the first author because she tended to tackle those distasteful tasks that go with the gloiy and responsibility of first authorship.** Before the rewrite started, the three authors sent copies of the original chapters to turf entomolo gists around the country with the request that they take a hard and critical look at the chapters) and offer feedback and suggestions. IN-MAY 1 SOONER. ‘God As Your Co-Author ’ Vittum and Villani then split up the original chapters and worked on improving readability, adding new citations, and reorganization. Viliam's responsibilities were the soil insect chapters. He credits graduate student Paul Robbins with having major input on several of the scarab chapters. New life sized line drawings by Robert Jarecke, who worked in Villani’s lab, were added to each chapter. Species distribution maps were drawn by Station graphic artist Elaine Gotham. Vittum and Vil lani then added new chapters on IPM, chemical and biological con trol tactics. Villani credits gradu ate student Jennifer Grant with major input on the biocontrol chapter. After each chapter was rewrit ten, Tashiro read and made sug gestions. All three authors then reviewed the entire text The 422-page edition features 576 photographs on 72 color plates. Many of the photos were taken by Tashiro himself who set up a photo lab in the basement of his home with the aid of Station photographers Joe Ogrodnick and Rob Way. Although Tashiro U DAYS AFTER APPLICATION - MAY 10 SPEED WITH CONFIDENCE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 5, 2000-D27 admits he is “very proud of the entire book,” he is “most pleased" with the new plates. Ogrodnick took those photographs that Tashiro did not The new edition appears to be as well received as the original. “There is no book available that offers such comprehensive, yet in depth coverage of turfgrass insects and associated pests,” said Dr. Rick L. Brandenburg, professor of New Seed Council Forms HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) -The Pennsylvania Seedsmen Association (PSA) fulfilled its desire to merge with Penn Ag Industries Association Jan. 17 when an agreement was made between the two organizations. By dissolving their current association, the PSA, an unin corporated association, will ben efit immensely through its affili ation with the larger Penn Ag, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corpora tion. All current members of the PSA are recognized as members of Penn Ag. A new council, the Seed Council of Penn Ag, will be created for these members to entomology at North Carolina State University. Many others join Brandenburg in offering whole hearted praise of the book and believe it will continue to be regarded with respect by the turf community. When asked about plans for a third edition, Tashiro gave the nod to Villani who said maybe he’ll tackle that one in another 10 years. address their issues and special needs. The new Seed Council will operate independently on issues of interest to its group and will have the full strength and sup port of the entire Penn Ag orga nization when needed. In re turn, Penn Ag will gain all of the PSA business assets and bring Penn Ag one step closer to its goal of consolidating the agri business community. This is the third merger for Penn Ag in the last three years. Both the Agronomic Products Council and Poultry Council were formed for the benefit of uniting the agribusiness com munity. Conference To Examine (Continued from Page D 26) session on March 30. On the evening of March 28, a poster session and tabletop exhib it will be held, and an evening discussion ses sion is planned for March 29. There is no addi tional charge for a university or government professional who registers for the conference to present a poster paper. Companies that sponsor the conference are also welcome to participate in the poster session. A post-con ference workshop on developing comprehen sive nutrient management plans will be offered with sufficient audience interest. Companies interested in sponsoring the conference should contact NRAES. Sponsorship will include display space during the poster session, one conference registra tion, a link to the company web site from the conference web site, recognition in a news release, and recognition in the published con ference proceedings. Maximum benefits result from commitment by Jan. 21. The cost of spon sorship is $l,OOO. The conference registration fee will be set in late December after confirmation of Federal funding. The fee will include break refreshments, one lunch, a copy of the pro ceedings, admission to the reception/ poster session, and a pass to the conference. A conference brochure including the com plete program, a registration form, and other information will be available in January. Conference information can also be found on the NRAES web site, <www.nraes.org>. When the registration fee has been set, regis trations will be accepted by mail or-for those who wish to pay by credit card-by Internet, telephone, or fax. For registration information or to receive copies of the free conference brochure, contact NRAES, Cooperative Extension, 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5701; phone (607) 255-7654; fax (607) 254-8770; e-mail nraes@cornell. edu. A block of rooms has been reserved for par ticipants at a special conference rate at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center. To reserve a room, call the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel at (717) 763-7117 or (800) 333-3333. Reserve by March 6 and mention “Managing Nutrients” to receive the confer ence rate of $6B, plus 6 percent tax, for a sin gle, double, triple, or quad. FFA
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