Disease control is an important part of home lawn care. Diseases, insects, and weeds are all pests of home lawns. Chemical controls are available but may not be necessary. If you follow proper management recommendations, you will have a healthy, vigorous turfgrass capable of withstanding most pest problems.
High nitrogen and/or low potassium levels, high pH in warm-season grasses, poor drainage, and wet conditions contribute to disease. However, there are always exceptions. For help identifying and controlling specific disease issues, contact your county Extension office.
Download the Home Lawns: Disease Control IPM Guide, IPM-1292.
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Alabama Extension’s recommendations include products by active ingredients and labeled use rates for the primary pests of turfgrass. Before using an insecticide, it is important to properly identify the pest. Alabama Extension has information describing the identification, biology, and management of many of the important pests of turfgrass. If an insecticide is needed, read the labeled instructions even if you have previously used the product. There have been changes in insecticide labeling recently, especially related to location and timing.
Download the Commercial Turf and Lawn Insects IPM Guide, IPM-1313.
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Alabama Extension’s recommendations include products by active ingredients and labeled use rates for the primary diseases of turfgrass. Before using an insecticide, it is important to properly identify the pest. Alabama Extension has information describing the identification, biology, and management of many of the important pests of turfgrass. If an insecticide is needed, read the labeled instructions even if you have previously used the product. There have been changes in insecticide labeling recently, especially related to location and timing.
Download the Commercial Turf and Lawn Disease IPM Guide, IPM-1291.
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Integrated pest management or IPM is the use of multiple pest management tactics when pest populations reach above the action threshold. The action threshold is simply the level of pest populations when control should be implemented to avoid damage to the crop. Action thresholds help determine both the need for control actions and the proper timing of such actions.
Download the Home Garden Vegetable: Insect Control IPM Guide, IPM-1305.
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