Common Problems

Brown ring patch, sometimes referred to as Waitea patch, is a disease of annual bluegrass golf course putting greens.

Nimblewill, also called wire grass and drop seed, is a common warm-season perennial grass weed of lawns, parks, and other low-maintenance turf areas in Pennsylvania.

Common purslane, sometimes referred to as pursley or wild portulaca, is a weed of low-maintenance lawns, parks, institutional grounds, and athletic fields.

Why some laboratory tests do not provide a complete picture of the results.

Brown patch is a major summer foliar disease of golf courses, athletic fields, home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani.

Red thread is a foliar disease of lawns, parks, institutional grounds, low maintenance athletic fields, and golf course roughs.

Microdochium patch, sometimes referred to as Fusarium patch or Gerlachia patch, is caused by the fungus Microdochium nivale, and results in patches of blighted turf on golf course putting greens and tees

Pink snow mold is one of a group of diseases that occurs under snow cover during winter.

Gray snow mold, sometimes referred to as Typhula blight, occurs during late winter and early spring under snow cover.

Cool-season brown patch, also called yellow patch and low-temperature brown patch, differs from other brown patch diseases of turfgrasses in that it occurs during cool or cold weather, often under snow cover in winter.

Moss is one of the most persistent and annoying weeds that occurs in home lawns.

Identify and manage common diseases in your lawn.