Lawn and Turf: 2,4-D damage categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-30 11:20 2,4-D damage to grassPhoto by: Beth Staley Biology Bentgrasses are commonly used for lawns in western Washington and found as weeds in eastern and western Washington. Both weedy species and cultivated varieties are susceptible to damage by 2,4-D, […]
Lawn and Turf: Algae categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-30 11:14 Black algaePhoto by: G. Stahnke Biology Algae are tiny, single-celled plants commonly found in lakes and wet areas. Algal growth on lawns is common in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, particularly on grass planted in wet, low-lying, […]
Lawn and Turf: Anthracnose/Basal crown rot categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2023-04-12 12:00 Basal crown rotPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Anthracnose of turfgrass is a fungal disease with two phases. Phase I affects the leaves and is active in the summer. Typical symptoms include yellow to tan or brown lesions […]
Lawn and Turf: Brown blight categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-30 11:08 Brown blightPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Brown blight is a fungal disease affecting the leaves of perennial ryegrass and some fine fescues. Infection commonly occurs during cool, wet periods. The disease is typically worse during the first fall […]
Lawn and Turf: Brown patch categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2023-04-12 12:00 Brown patchPhoto by: G. Stahnke Biology Brown patch is a fungal disease typically affecting bentgrasses and annual bluegrasses. Infected grass appears as patches a few inches to several feet in diameter. The patches are generally circular and light […]
Lawn and Turf: Curvularia blight (Fading out) categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-30 10:20 Biology Curvularia blight of turfgrass can be caused by eight species of fungi. Infected areas of lawn develop yellow or dappled yellow-green patches 2 to 3 inches in diameter. These patches later turn reddish-brown. The patches […]
Lawn and Turf: Dog injury categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-30 10:11 Dog damage dead patchPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Dog injury typically appears on lawns as brown, circular patches a few inches in diameter. These patches may be surrounded in a few days by a ring of darker green, […]
Lawn and Turf: Dollar spot categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2023-04-04 12:00 Dollar spotPhoto by: G. Stahnke Biology Several species of fungi can cause fairy rings in lawns. Common symptoms may include a ring of dead grass with darker green grass and mushrooms on the inside and/or the outside of […]
Lawn and Turf: Fairy ring and mushrooms categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-29 12:41 Fairy ring and mushroomsPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Several species of fungi can cause fairy rings in lawns. The common symptoms may include a ring of dead grass with darker green grass and mushrooms on the […]
Lawn and Turf: Leaf spot categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-29 12:30 Drechslera leaf spot Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Fungal diseases of turf caused by Drechslera sp. include leaf spot and melting-out, root, crown, and rhizome rots, and net blotch. Leaf spots first appear as small, water-soaked areas that […]
Lawn and Turf: Microdochium patch (Pink snow mold) categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-29 12:19 Fusarium patchPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Fusarium patch is a fungal disease common in western Washington. It is typically most severe on bentgrass and annual bluegrass at low mowing heights in shaded areas. Fescues, Kentucky […]
Lawn and Turf: Moss categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-29 12:10 Moss in lawn.Photo by: G. Stahnke Biology Mosses are small, simple, non-flowering plants. They are typically low-growing and somewhat yellowish-green in color. They grow vigorously in the cool, moist weather of fall, winter, and spring, when lawn grasses are […]
Lawn and Turf: Necrotic ringspot categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-29 10:26 Necrotic ring spotPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Necrotic ringspot (NRS) is a fungal disease primarily occurring on Kentucky bluegrass in central and eastern Washington and Oregon. It is most common on 2- to 5-year-old lawns grown from sod. […]
Lawn and Turf: Powdery mildew categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 12:28 Powdery mildewPowdery mildew Biology Powdery mildew is a fungal disease affecting the leaf blades. Bluegrasses and fescues are the most commonly affected lawn grasses. Blades and sheaths of older leaves are covered with mats of fine, white or […]
Lawn and Turf: Pythium crown and root rot categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 12:23 Pythium crown and root rotPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Pythium crown and root rot is caused by fungi which can also cause damping-off of new grass plantings. The rot causes a general decline of the […]
Lawn and Turf: Red thread categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 12:11 Red threadPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Red thread is a fungal disease common in cool, moist regions. It may occur on bentgrasses and bluegrasses, but is most common on red and chewings fescues and perennial ryegrasses. Infection can […]
Lawn and Turf: Rusts categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 11:56 RustPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Several species of fungi cause rusts of turfgrasses. Typical symptoms include yellow specks on the leaf blades followed by development of yellow, orange, dark orange-brown, or red rust pustules on either or both leaf […]
Lawn and Turf: Septoria leaf spot (Tip blight) categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 11:47 Septoria leaf spot (tip blight)Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Septoria leaf spot is a fungal disease of the leaves of many grasses. Gray-green spots develop near the leaf tips, later fading to yellow then grayish-white. […]
Lawn and Turf: Slime molds categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 07:42 Slime moldPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Slime molds are related to fungi. They do not cause disease on turfgrasses as they feed only on decaying organic matter, but they can be an aesthetic concern. They emerge from the […]
Lawn and Turf: Take-all patch categories: Lawn and Turf Lawn and Turf Diseases revision date: 2022-10-28 07:34 Take-all patchesPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Take-all patch is a fungal disease common on bentgrass, particularly on young plants. Symptoms first appear in late spring as small, brown, dead areas of grass approximately 2″ in diameter. The patches […]