Affected by the elements:After drastic weather in 2013 LCOs need to keep a close eye on pests this spring

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In the lawn care business, you and your technicians have enough to worry about when it come to pests. And during certain weather conditions, bugs can prosper even more on your client's turf.Across the country, the weather in 2013 created a field day for insects, and that damage could carry through the spring."In my opinion, in 2013 we had at least a couple of different circumstances that lead to some of the insecticides that we've been using regularly over turf not being as effective as we'd expect them to be," Dr. Patricia Vittum, a professor of turf entomology at the University of Massachusetts, told attendees at last month's New England Regional Turfgrass Show and Convention in Providence.