I found this interesting lady bug- all black with 2 red dots. This was the first time I've seen one like this- It is know as an Oak Scale Destroying Lady Beetle. You can see below the many varieties of lady bugs in the country.
Above, the foam dots you are seeing on the fairways and roughs are being used to mark the last pass made by our sprayer. Matthew is spending the week on the sprayer applying our grub control product, Acelepryn, produced by Syngenta. This is a perfect week for it because the chemical needs to move into the soil by way of irrigation or rainfall. We never use the foam markers because it frustrates golfers looking for their ball. However, this application is unavoidable because we are spraying late into the afternoon without any dew present on the grass. In my opinion, Acelepryn is the best grub control product available because it not only controls white grubs (the larval stage of a beetle) but also gives 3 month control of caterpillars. Even though Armyworms are very rare in Highlands, we've seen them in action on a few different occasions.
Finally, these small woodpeckers are working overtime on the poplar bark siding above the entrance at the LEC (Life Enhancement Center). They are really quite fun to watch and I can't imagine what they are looking for. It seems like a waste of time to be butting your head against kiln dry lumber??
