European Crane Fly- Management History and Loss of Dursban-

European Crane Fly
European Crane Fly- Management History and Loss of Dursban- What do we do now?
Arthur L. Antonelli, Ph.D. Extension Entomologist WSU Puyallup, WA.	Gwen K. Stahnke, Ph.D. Extension Turf Specialist WSU-Puyallup, WA
The European Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa Meigen) was first found on this continent in Newfoundland in 1952 (Fox, D.J.S. 1957). It made it's appearance on the West Coast in Vancouver, B.C. in 1965 where larvae were causing severe damage to lawns (Wilkinson, 1969). They were first detected in Washington State in 1966 (Jackson and Campbell, 1975). While largely restricted to western Washington, they have been found on a few occasions in Spokane County and Yakima County. By 1989, it had made its debut in western Oregon (Williams et al., 1989) and testimonials from California farm advisors suggests its presence in their state about five years later.
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