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US map showing 2025 turfgrass sample origins; 71% SE, 41% NC, 13% SW; Top5 NC, FL, SC, TX, CA

2025 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2025 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were 6% higher than samples submitted in 2024 and 13% above our 18-year running average (2008-2025). As…

US map: 2024 turfgrass sample origins — 65% SE, 15% SW, 37% NC; Top 5: NC, FL, TX, CA, AL

2024 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2024 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were 6% lower than samples submitted in 2023 and 7% above our 15-year running average. As expected, most (74%)…

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Yellow Spot or Bacterial Etiolation? That Is the Question.

With the rapid transition from hot and dry to hot and humid, yellow spots develop on cool-season grass putting greens. Some are worried that the dreaded bacterial etiolation is making a comeback.…

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Proposed Interim Decision for Chlorothalonil and Implications in Turfgrass Systems

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for chlorothalonil (Registration Review Case #0097) on November 9, 2023, which contains major…

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Disease or Not Disease, That Is the Ultradwarf Question!

As temperatures across our region roller coaster their way into spring, bermudagrass putting greens are often some of the first warm-season turfgrass systems to green up. While that's a good thing…

Turf treatment grid: Secure, Maxtima, Posterity, Chipco26GT, Daconil, Sec.+Pos., Control — photos 5/10, 5/18, 5/24/2021

The Findings of a Mad Turf Pathologist

Dollar Spot Weather has been conducive for dollar spot in many areas of the Southeast, especially those that have had some humidity. Humidity in central North Carolina has been minimal as of late,…

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Keep Old Man Winter From Hurting Bermudagrass Putting Greens

As bermudagrass putting greens enter dormancy over the next few weeks in the Carolinas, now is a good time to review some key management strategies for a successful transition next spring. Just…

Patchy golf green showing brown and green turf discoloration, golf cart at top edge

Does Pythium Root Dysfunction Equal Pythium Root Rot?

The dog days of summer are upon most in the United States. Many areas have been hot and some areas have also been wet. Working with clients of the Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab here at NC State…