Nigel M. Grech, Howard D. Ohr, Steven D. Campbel, Ray Festa, and Tom Massey, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, California
Morro Bay Golf Course, Department of General Services, Morro Bay, California, 1995-1996
Our group has studied the Anthracnose disease complex, and in this article report on the effectiveness of certain bio-rationale approaches to the management of this devastating malady of recreational turf.
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Eric B. Nelson, Ph.D., Cornell University
The management of turfgrass diseases has become one of the more challenging and constintensive aspects of turfgrass maintenance and culture. More money per acre is spent annually for disease control in turfgrasses than on any other commodity. One of the more exciting alternative strategies being explored is the use of biological controls.
Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky, Turfgrass Trends, July-August 2001
Black Turfgrass ataenius (BTA), a small white grub, is a sporadic, severe pest of golf courses in regions where cool-season turfgrasses are grown. Superintendents who normally don’t expect to see grub injury until late summer may be surprised to find high densities of BTA grubs damaging fairways, tees, collars, and putting greens in June. My recent research suggests that use of certain organic fertilizers may be a risk factor for this pest.
