Two bar graphs of visual ranking (2016), at left, and tiller count (2017), at right. Tifton 85 showed the least damage compared to Coastal, Midland 99, Ozark, and Tifton 44.

Figure 11. Bermudagrass stem maggot damage in Tar Heel, NC. Scale of measurement in 2016 is 1 to 5, where 1 = no damage and 5 = severe damage. Estimates in 2017 are the percentage of damaged tillers.