The key to how to control Ground Pearl in turf is understanding what they are. Ground pearls are significant pests of sugar cane, vines, grapes, oil palms and turf. They are scale insects belonging to the family Margarodidae. As their name suggests they can be seen...
There are several Pythium sp that cause Pythium in turf. The problem is that Australian testing laboratories only tend to diagnose the Pythium fungus in grass as “Pythium sp” when in fact you could be dealing with Pythium root rot, Pythium blight, Pythium...
Lawn fungicides are substances that prevent, kill, or slow down grass diseases. There are a wide range of available fungicides designed to control turf grass diseases, classed by factors such as their mobility and mode of action. When choosing a fungicide to manage...
Turf Fungicide Mode of Action Table Turf fungicide resistance refers to the ability of fungal pathogens that infect turfgrass to survive exposure to fungicides that would normally kill or inhibit their growth. This can occur when a population of fungal cells develops...
What are spray tank adjuvants? Spray tank adjuvants are compounds that are added to a tank mix to aid a chemical’s mixing, application, or how well it works. Agricultural spray adjuvants include specialty adjuvants like tank buffers, anti-drift agents, anti foam...
The use of granular pre-emergent herbicides by turf managers and lawn lovers is now standard practice with products such as Barricade® herbicide widely in use. In the late 1990’s Scotts Pre-M was the first of these in Australia. This was a pendimethalin-based...
