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Participants in this one-day pesticide update receive research-based information and recertification credits in hard-to-find categories.

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

Earn pesticide recertification credits through focused training on core topics, ornamental pests, invasive plants, and pesticide safety before licenses expire in September.

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.

A practical guide to environmentally friendly lawn care that protects water quality through proper fertilization, maintenance, and sustainable landscaping practices.

Learn practical lawn care techniques, identify common lawn issues, and explore soil testing and turfgrass management practices to support a healthy home lawn.

Home lawns in select areas of Pennsylvania often are subject to severe and extensive injury from green June beetle grubs.

Hairy chinch bugs can be frequent pests of home lawns in Pennsylvania.

Several species of sod webworms or "lawn moths" commonly infest home lawns. The larvae can cause major damage to residential turfgrass, especially during drought.

Home lawns in Pennsylvania can be damaged by the larval stages of various species of scarab beetles, including Japanese beetles and northern masked chafer grubs.

Several billbug species occur on turf, but the bluegrass billbug is the most common in our state.

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.

Hands-on training for landscape professionals on soils, planting, pruning, pest diagnosis, and turfgrass management to improve plant health and landscape success.

Prepare for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s certified pesticide applicator exam while learning safe, effective, and environmentally responsible pesticide use practices.

Join us for a day of connections, golf, and awards at this year's Turfgrass Job Fair and Watschke Scholarship Golf Tournament, offering fantastic opportunities for networking, career growth, and support for student scholarships.

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

Birdsfoot trefoil is a useful conservation plant but also an invasive weed in low maintenance turf areas maintained at high mowing heights.

False green kyllinga, sometimes called pasture spikesedge and other common names, is a warm-season, non-native weed species found in golf course turf, lawns, and athletic fields.

Red clover is an occasional weed problem in home lawns and other turf areas maintained at high heights of cut. It is more prevalent in under-fertilized lawns and grows well in full sun.

Yellow woodsorrel, also referred to as oxalis, sourgrass, and other names, is a weed of home lawns, parks, golf courses, and athletic fields.

Common chickweed is a weed of home lawns, parks, golf courses, and athletic fields.

Dead nettle, or purple dead nettle, is a weed commonly found in low maintenance turf areas that are mowed infrequently, including forest edges and roadside areas.

Ground ivy, also called creeping Charlie and several other common names, is a common and aggressive weed of home lawns, parks, grounds, and other turf areas in Pennsylvania.

Online courses offer flexible, self-paced learning. Courses are organized into sections featuring videos, readings, interactive content, practice questions, and quizzes.

Roughstalk bluegrass (Poa trivialis) is a cool season perennial grass. It often can be found as a contaminant in turf areas consisting of a desired turfgrass species such as Kentucky bluegrass, bentgrass or fescue.