Follow this quick guide for common lawn problems. If problems persits
contact your lawn professional for further advice.
| Symptoms |
Disease/Insect |
Causes |
Treatment |
| Early symptoms
include yellowish (chlorotic) thinning turf in large, circular to
irregular patches. Stolons can be easily lifted from soil because
of poor root system. Nodes may be discolored. |
Take-all
Root Rot
Baeumannomyces graminis
var. graminis |
High moisture
conditions mod. warm temperatures, stress, herbicide injury excessive
shade, improper mowing height/frequency imbalanced soil fertility
|
Good surface &
subsurface drainage is important, maintain good soil health & fertility,
remove thatch buildup |
| Yellowish St Augstine
grass leaves easily separate from stolon with a gentle tug & often
have a slimy wet rot at base of leaf sheath, roots are usually short,
Greenened and rotted. |
Brown Patch
Rhizoctonia |
Low areas where
drainage is poor & water pools, compressed soils that prevent good
drainage, overwatering. |
Good surface &
subsurface drainage is important, maintain good soil health & fertility,
apply Actinovate. Reduce Thatch. Aerate. |
Yellow or brown
patches of grass. To check for white grubs, cut 3 sides of a 12- x
12- inch section of sod to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. Fold sod back
like a flap and record # of grubs. 4 or more per
sq.ft. indicate a grub infestation. |
White Grubs
|
June Bug Larvae
feeding on turf grass roots. |
Beneficial Nematodes
are very effective. Apply July Through October. |
Yellow or
brown patches of grass. To check for chinch bugs, mix 2 TBS washing
detergent in 1 gal water & pour evenly over green area around
the affected
area. Within minutes, tiny chinch bugs will scurry about. Adults are
green, 1/6 to 1/5 inch long with distinctive white wings. Immature
nymphs
are smaller, reddish, with whitish band across back. |
Chinch Bugs
|
|
Botanical insecticides,
i.e.: pyrethrum or combination with Diatomaceous Earth, soap sprays.
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