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Gray Leaf Spot Development in Tall Fescue

Gray leaf spot has appeared in NC. This disease is difficult to control because the fungus thrives when nighttime temperatures stay above 72°F and produces many spores. We typically see about 28 days…

Aerial view of patchy grass with red survey grid marks and handwritten text "PBI" at bottom left

Review of Tall Fescue Fungicide Trials in 2022

Now that we have officially wrapped up most of our brown patch and gray leaf spot trials in tall fescue, we thought now would be a great time to share those results with all of you so you can start…

Zoysiagrass

Review of Turf Pathology Fungicide Trials From 2020

We had many interesting fungicide trials in summer of 2020 and we are looking forward to discussing some of the new and exciting products as they get closer to market. Overall, our fungicide testing…

Single grass blade held between fingers with brown circular leaf lesions

Struggling With Gray Leaf Spot in Tall Fescue?

Over the past few weeks, we have consulted with multiple clients who thought either their lawn was destroyed by Pythium blight or that fungicide applications were failing at suppressing brown patch.…

gray leaf spot on St. Augustinegrass

Gray Leaf Spot on the Rise in North Carolina

Gray leaf spot (GLS) is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and is a destructive disease of St. Augustinegrass, perennial ryegrass, kikuyugrass, and tall fescue. The disease was problematic in…