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Take-all patch is a root and crown disease of bentgrass putting greens, tees, and fairways.

Summer patch, sometimes called Poa patch, is a root and crown disease of golf course turf, home lawns, grounds, and athletic fields.

To ensure that you maintain the best soil, greenest grass, and nicest looking outfield, follow these dos and don'ts.

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.

Pink patch is a foliar disease of lawns, parks, and low-maintenance sports fields.

Leaf spot and melting-out (crown and root rot) diseases of cool-season turfgrasses are commonly found in lawns, parks, institutional grounds, sports turf, and in some cases, on golf courses.

This disease is almost always associated with turf in shaded areas and is most common on Kentucky bluegrass.

Rust is the name given to a group of foliar diseases of turfgrasses that can occur on golf courses, athletic fields, home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds.

Anthracnose is one the most common and damaging diseases of annual bluegrass putting greens in Pennsylvania and often challenging to manage with cultural practices and fungicides.

Damping-off is a term that refers to diseases of seedlings. These diseases can occur on grasses that have been recently planted and emerged as seedlings or prior to emergence while still in the soil.

As summer approaches and temperatures rise, the interaction between grasses and environmental stressors becomes problematic.

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.

En Pensilvania, los profesionales relacionados con la industria agrícola, forestal y de jardinería que utilizan pesticidas deben conocer las leyes que regulan el uso de pesticidas en Pensilvania y saber cómo aplicarlas y cumplirlas. Esto incluye reconocer si se requiere una Certificación de Aplicador de Pesticidas (comúnmente conocida como Licencia de Pesticidas) y qué tipo y categoría de certificación deberá tener según el trabajo que realice.

Japanese stiltgrass, also known as Nepalese browntop and Mary's grass, is a highly invasive weed along roadsides bordering wooded areas, in infrequently mowed naturalized rough areas on golf courses, as well as in shaded or partially shaded parks and lawns.

Dollar spot is a foliar disease of golf courses, athletic fields, home lawns, parks, and institutional grounds, caused by the fungus Clarireedia jacksonii.

To protect water resources, we need to reduce the amount of lawn nutrients we add. Find out what you can do.

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.

Canada thistle is an aggressive broadleaf weed species of low-maintenance lawns, infrequently mowed grass rough on golf courses, as well as meadows on institutional grounds and other large properties.

Soil testing is a soil-management tool used to determine the fertility of soil as well as the optimum lime and fertilizer requirements for crops.

Spotted spurge—sometimes referred to as prostrate spurge or spotted sandmat—is a weed of lawns, parks, institutional grounds, and athletic fields.