Chinch Bug
Chinch Bug Turfgrass Pest Type of Damage: Turf looks like straw, bleach brown. Expanding, irregular patches of dead or stunted grass surrounded by a halo of yellowing, dying grass often
November 18, 2019
Author: eryn@vinniemac.com
Greenbug
Greenbug Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Orangish-brown to rusty turf under trees or in the shade of a building. Nymph and Adult Description: The Greenbug has a typical aphid appearance
November 18, 2019
Black Cutworm
Black Cutworm Turfgrass Pest Type of Damage: Cutworms and armyworms are active from mid-March to October. They feed on leaves and crowns and may cut off plants near the soil
November 18, 2019
Sod Webworm
Sod Webworm Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Will eat crowns of grass and appear to be thatch. Notched or cut-off leaf blades, with irregular patches of brown grass or bare
November 18, 2019
Black Turfgrass Ataenius
Black Turfgrass Ataenius Pest Type of damage: The larval stage damages turfgrass by feeding on roots, resulting in irregular dead patches. The damaged area appears to be drought-stressed, even where
November 18, 2019
Masked Chafers & Japanese Beetle
Masked Chafers & Japanese Beetle Turfgrass Pest Type of damage: Masked chafer grubs feed on roots, resulting in irregular dead patches. Symptoms resemble drought stress and persist even where there
November 18, 2019
Summer Patch & Necrotic Ring Spot
Summer Patch & Necrotic Ring Spot Turfgrass Disease Hot weather diseases (over 75 F) When will it appear? Late spring-early summer The fungus attacks soil at 70F Excessive watering, heat
November 18, 2019
Pythium Blight
Pythium Blight Turfgrass Disease Hot weather diseases (over 75 F) When will it appear? July-August Hot: day temp >85F night temp >75F Wet turf and high humidity Poorly drained soils,
November 18, 2019
Gray Leaf Spot
Gray Leaf Spot Turfgrass Disease Hot weather diseases (over 75 F) When will it appear? End of July-August Hot, Humid Weather Most severe in newly established plantings Prolonged hot (82-90F)
November 18, 2019
