Sportnem_leaflet_EN_A4_-_Koppert_20230441_-_DEF_LR.pdf
main pests on
sports fields: crane flies and chafer grubs.
Crane fly larva
Adult crane fly
Leatherjackets
Leatherjackets are the larvae of crane flies (Tipula [...] larvae and digging up turf.
There are different species. The European crane fly Tipula
paludosa, which is present throughout the northern hemisphere
has one [...] feed voraciously when the soil begins to warm up in
spring. The common crane fly Tipula oleracea, which is present
in parts of Europe and the USA, has two