Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Questions and Answers Rated A+

Turf Pest Control 3B Kansas Questions and Answers Rated A+ Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses, athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and cemeteries. Turf management involves selecting: the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch. Geographically, Kansas is is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season grass range and the southern warm-season grass range. Cool season grasses include bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass Warm season grasses include bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass health and prevent disease development. Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve airflow and light availability The first step in control of turfgrass problems is accurate diagnosis To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: Determine the overall distribution of the problem, identify the affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on individual plants, determine weather conditions before and during disease development, knowledge of weather conditions will help you select the right disease, determine potential problems with soil structure or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review pesticide management practices, use reference materials Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch Brown Patch Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall fescue in Kansas Brown patch is a Summer disease Brown patch is more severe on Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization Brown patch initially is Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown Management of brown patch includes: Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or evening. Dollar spot Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in Kansa Dollar spot symptoms Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens Management of dollar spot includes Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf Fairy ring is caused by: Fungi in group of basidiomycetes