Daniel Potter, PH.D.

Daniel Potter is professor of turf and landscape entomology at the University of Kentucky. His book, “Destructive Turfgrass Insects: Biology, Diagnosis, and Control,” is available from Ann Arbor Press (800/858-5299) or the PLCAA or GCSAA bookstores

In the past 10 years there has been radical change in the kinds of insecticides available to turf and landscape managers. Organophosphates (OPs) and carbamates that had previously been mainstays were restricted, and old standbys like diazinon, Mocap (ethoprop), Oftanol (isofenphos) and Turcam (bendiocarb) were lost.