Disease Hotline Issue17


Brown patch in turf.

Tannish lesions on leaf blades are a symptom of brown patch.

Mycelium growing between leaves of grass. All photos were found at: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/extension/fact_sheets/Turfgrass_-_Managing_Brown_Patch_in_Tall_Fescue_Landscapes.htm as part of a fact sheet on brown patch in tall fescue.

Disease Hotline Issue 16


Drought stressed turf. Photo provided by: Brian Kunkel, Ornamentals IPM Specialist, University of Delaware

Pithium damage. Photo found at: http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-109-W.pdf (Richard Latin Prof. of Pathology)

Close-up of Pythium on turf. Photo found at: http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-109-W.pdf (Richard Latin Prof. of Pathology)

Brown patch infesting turf. Photo found at: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/extension/fact_sheets/Turfgrass_-_Managing_Brown_Patch_in_Tall_Fescue_Landscapes.htm

Maple showing signs of drought stress. Photo provided by: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Pine showing drought stress. Photo provided by: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Disease Hotline Issue 18


Brown patch on tall fescue. Photo provided by: Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research & Education Center, Bugwood.org

Close-up of brown patch on tall fescue. Photo provided by: Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research & Education Center, Bugwood.org

Brown patch in centipedegrass. Photo provided by: Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org

Foliar nematode infecting hosta. Photo provided by: Department of Plant Pathology Archive, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org

Close-up of foliar nematode infected leaf (left) on hosta. Photo provided by: Department of Plant Pathology Archive, North Carolina State University, Bugwood.org