One of the most feared problems homeowners with beautiful lawns face is the worry of a chinch bug infestation. They are known to be a common pest of lawns, gardens, and ornamental plants. In this article,…
It can be difficult to try to Identify whether your lawn has fallen victim to a chinch bug infestation. The reason for this is the symptoms of an infestation can also resemble drought stress or disease,…
Once you’ve identified a chinch bug infestation, it’s important to take action as soon as possible. The best time to treat the infestation is during the early stages, when fewer bugs are present and the damage…
Once you’ve identified and treated a chinch bug infestation, you must take steps to prevent the bugs from returning to your lawn. Prevention starts at the beginning with the right grass species. Certain grass types are…
Take-all root rot, also sometimes known as bermudagrass decline, is a soil-borne fungal disease caused by the Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis pathogen. The disease caused by this fungus attacks grass roots, causing them to rot, whither, and…
It can be quite disturbing to see yellow and brown patches start to develop and spread across your lawn. The truth is, is that St. Augustine grass is a relatively high-maintenance grass. It requires regular mowing…
What Is Brown Patch Lawn Disease? Brown patch, is caused by Rhizoctonia solani pathogen and is a disease that is common in warm, moist conditions. It often occurs in two forms: Circular patches that grow larger…
Pythium blight (also referred to as grease spot or cottony blight) is a grass fungal infection that can affect the majority of the most common cool-season turfgrasses. There are several species of the disease and it…
Gray snow mold and pink snow mold are two different fungal lawn diseases caused by separate two pathogens. Although often classed together because they usually appear after snow covering they are in fact separate lawn diseases…
The winter months are very important for the health of your lawn. Snow mold on grass is something that you don’t want to happen. Snow mold, in fact, is an overarching term that covers two different…
There are quite a few fungal infections that can attack your lawn and dollar spot fungus is one of the most common. Indeed it is the most prevalent turfgrass disease in North America, accounting for about…
The fungal illness known as red thread disease can occur on lawns and other grassed surfaces. The disease it is triggered by the pathogen Laetisaria fuciformis, and has two distinct stages. The first stage is distinguished…
Lawn fungicides are used to keep your lawn healthy and free of unwanted pathogens. Most people want their lawns to look lush and green but often lawns can in places appear scarred or discolored. There are…
A lawn fungus is a plant disease that infects grass blades and their roots resulting in both visual and physical damage to a lawn. Once infected a fungus can spread rapidly. It is therefore essential that…
In the same way that many other plants do, lawn grasses may get infected with rust diseases, which cause the leaves to turn yellow and become ugly. Thankfully dealing with grass rust fungi is relatively straightforward. …
