Identification and Control of Perennial Grassy Weeds
This publication describes how to identify and control the two main categories of perennial grassy weeds: bunch-type and spreading grasses.
View ArticleYellow Nutsedge Control
This publication describes the life cycle and identification of yellow nutsedge and recommends cultural and chemical management options for homeowners. A similar publication is available for turf...
View ArticleID and Control of Annual Bluegrass and Rough Bluegrass in Lawns
Controlling annual bluegrass (Poa annua) and rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) in lawns is difficult, and relies on both cultural and chemical control. This publication describes these weeds and offers...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Gray Snow Mold
Gray snow mold affects all cool season turfgrass species in areas where there are extended periods of snow cover. This publication discusses how to identify gray snow mold, and examines options for...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Pink Snow Mold
Pink snow mold, sometimes knows as Microdochium patch, affects cool season grasses. The publication provides information on characteristics of the disease and disease control options.
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Leaf Spot/Melting Out
Leaf spot and melting out are different diseases with similar symptoms and pathogen characteristics. They both attack Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and tall fescue, and appear to cause the...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Dollar Spot
Dollar spot is caused by a fungal pathogen and is a common concern on golf course turf, especially creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass greens, tees, and fairways, where it can result in poor turf...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Brown Patch
Brown patch is caused by a fungal pathogen that affects all cool-season turfgrass species. Moderate to severe outbreaks on high-maintenance creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass can result in thin,...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Gray Leaf Spot
Gray leaf spot is a foliar disease that affects perennial ryegrass and tall fescue. Moderate outbreaks of gray leaf spot result in clusters of thin, off-colored turf. Severe outbreaks, however, will...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Anthracnose
Anthracnose is caused by a fungus that survives and thrives on dead and decaying organic matter, and is primarily a disease of intensively managed annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass used on golf...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Pythium Blight
Pythium blight can cause considerable turf damage because it spreads quickly and affects the leaves and crowns. Pythium blight occurs during hot, humid days in the summer. This publication provides...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Rust Diseases
Leaf rust outbreaks are most common on residential lawns and low budget athletic fields. It is largely a cosmetic disease, but its orange spores can be a greater nuisance. This publication describes...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew is a foliar disease of Kentucky bluegrass and some fescues. The disease is rarely responsible for any lasting damage to turf, so its effects are primarily aesthetic. This publication...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Slime Molds
Despite their threatening appearance, slime molds are not infectious and will not result in anything more than temporary cosmetic damage. This publication describes the symptoms and signs of slime...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Fairy Ring
Fairy rings are dark green circular bands in turf caused by numerous soil-inhabiting fungi. This publication describes the symptoms and development of fairy rings, and provides management options.
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Take All Patch
Take all patch is a disease of creeping bentgrass that can occur on golf course greens, tees, and fairways. This publication describes take all patch symptoms and discusses a variety of management...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Summer Patch
Summer patch affects Kentucky bluegrass and annual bluegrass on all kinds of turf venues, including golf courses, athletic fields, professional landscapes, and residential lawns. This publication...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Necrotic Ring Spot
Necrotic ring spot infects the roots of Kentucky bluegrass on golf courses, sports turf, professional landscapes, and home lawns. It is seldom a devastating disease, but outbreaks can disturb the...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Rhizoctonia Large Patch
Rhizoctonia large patch of zoysiagrass (also called zoysia patch) is the most significant infectious disease of the zoysiagrass species. This publication shows how to identify and manage this turfgrass...
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Yellow Patch
Yellow patch, also referred to as cool season brown patch, occurs on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass. This publication describes yellow patch symptoms and options for controlling the disease.
View ArticleTurfgrass Disease Profiles: Smut diseases
Smut diseases, caused by several closely related and highly specialized pathogenic fungi, tend to occur on higher cut turf, so they are often found on residential turf, athletic fields, and golf course...
View ArticleTurf Insect Management
This publication provides property owners and turfgrass management professionals with basic information to: (1) properly identify the most common turfgrass insect pests of Indiana and adjacent states,...
View ArticleJapanese Beetles in the Urban Landscape
Japanese beetle infestations are found in rural and urban areas throughout Indiana. This publication describes Japanese beetle habits and how to control them in lawns, ornamentals, and food plants.
View ArticleManaging Billbugs in Turfgrass
This publication provides turfgrass management professionals and property owners with information to help them (1) properly identify the most common billbug species with turfgrass in Indiana and...
View ArticleProtecting Pollinators from Insecticide Applications in Turfgrass
This publication provides turfgrass management professionals with suggestions aimed at minimizing the potential negative impacts of neonicotinoids and other insecticides on pollinators.
View ArticleMoles
Learn more about the Eastern moles and the star-nosed mole, which are the two species of moles found in Indiana. This publication highlights topics such as the biology and behavior of moles, nests and...
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