When summer temperatures climb, it is extremely important that employers and workers become familiar with the signs, symptoms, and dangers of heat illness.
By Tim Abbey, Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tanner Delvalle
Smooth crabgrass [Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl.] and large crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.] are the most common grass weeds of turfgrasses in Pennsylvania.
By Tim Abbey, Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tanner Delvalle
Corn speedwell, also called rock speedwell or wall speedwell, is a common weed of home lawns, parks, institutional grounds, and other turf areas in Pennsylvania.
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In Pennsylvania, anyone making pesticide applications to land that they do not own or lease is required to have at least one Certified Pesticide Applicator.
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By Tim Abbey, Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tanner Delvalle
Goosegrass, also known as silver crabgrass, is a warm-season annual grass weed that infests golf course turf, athletic fields, lawns, parks, and institutional grounds.
Slime molds (causal organisms: Mucilago, Physarum, and Fuligo spp.) are different from most turfgrass pathogens in that they do not directly infect the plant.
By Tim Abbey, Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tanner Delvalle
Yellow foxtail [Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. and Schult] and green foxtail [Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.] are warm season summer annual grass weeds that invade low-maintenance lawns, parks, grounds, roadsides, and new turf establishments.
By Stephen Campbell, M.S, John C. Harper II., Ph.D, Pete Landschoot., Ph.D
While the basic concepts of a good watering program may appear simple, in actual practice there are many and varied problems associated with the successful application of each.
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.
The establishment and management of quality turfgrass under shaded conditions often is possible if the basic requirements for turfgrass growth are known and understood.
I have been in the green industry for over 40 years, and the only time that I cut grass professionally was the week before the Vietnam War Memorial opened in Washington, D.C.