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[Image: Mole Crickets]Bug Biz: Mole Crickets
Mole crickets cause millions of dollars in turf and grass damage each year. Their burrowing in the soil breaks up the soil and causes roots to dry out. Identification, life cycle and control included.
[Image: brown patch]Large Patch of Warm-season Turfgrasses
Large patch (formerly called brown patch) is the most common disease of warm-season turfgrasses in Louisiana. This article decribes the disease and how to manage it.
Louisiana Lawns Fact Sheet: The Centipede Decline Problem
Centipedegrass is a popular lawn grass in Louisiana. Although centipede is a low-maintenance grass, proper management is still important. This publcation covers factors that contribute to centipede decline: improper plant nutrition, cultural practices, and soil and water conditions.
[Image: image]Weed Science and Consumer Products for Lawn & Landscape Weeds
Weed science principles and homeowner weed control products found at garden retail outlets.
[Image: yellow]Weed and Feed Damage
Weeding and feeding are two different operations. Sometimes they can be done in combination, but not always and not for best results.
[Image: Photo of early stages of brown patch on St. Augustinegrass.]Fall Is for Football... and Brown Patch!
Fall is the time to treat for brown patch, the most common disease on warm-season turfgrasses.
[Image: Mushroom and Fairy Rings in Lawns]Fairy Rings and Mushrooms in Lawns
We often see lawns with mushrooms or doughnut rings of dying or dark green grass. These are referred to as "fairy rings." This publication includes information on how to control fairy rings in your lawn.
[Image: st. augustinegrass]Louisiana Plant Pathology: St. Augustine Decline
St. Augustine disease is a virus disease that affects St. Augustine grass across the Gulf States. This fact sheet describes the disease and how to mange it. Color photos are included. (PDF Format Only)
[Image: Mushrooms]Mushrooms, Moldy Foods Dangerous For Dogs
Mushrooms in lawns and moldy foods can be health hazards for your dogs, according to LSU AgCenter veterinarian Dr. Steve Nicholson.
[Image: spray]Turfgrass Herbicides Recommended for 2009
This is a PDF chart of 2009 (home and commercial) recommended lawn and turfgrass herbicides and their general usage.
[Image: spray]Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration
A simple but accurate way of checking the output of your sprayer is the H 128 method of sprayer calibration.
[Image: problem]Investigating Problem Turfs
Turf problems can be categorized as cultural (man-made), environmental or pest-related. Often two or more of these factors contribute to the problem.
Moles in the Lawn and Landscape
Controlling and trapping moles require a little time and patience. Your success with controlling moles depends on locating active runways and the proper placement of a trap.
[Image: Bare areas]Thin Areas in Summer Lawns
When attempting to determine the cause of dying patches of grass during the summer, always check the soil first.
[Image: Slime Mold Crust on Turfgrass]Slime Mold Crust on Your Turfgrass
This publication includes information on the life cycle, damage and control of slime mold on turfgrass.
[Image: weed control]Home Lawn Chemical Weed Control Guide
Here is a chart of hebicides for home lawn use.
[Image: weeds]Controlling Weeds in Lawns
Simple and common materials to control weeds in lawns.
Louisiana Lawns Fact Sheet: The Centipede Decline Problem
Centipedegrass is a popular lawn grass in Louisiana. Although centipede is a low-maintenance grass, proper management is still important. This publcation covers factors that contribute to centipede decline: improper plant nutrition, cultural practices, and soil and water conditions.
[Image: herbicides]Lawn Weed Control Materials
Herbicides listed in our weed control guide for home lawn use with general application.
Slime Mold ‘Sinister,’ But Not Harmful To Lawn
Even though Louisiana falls are usually dry, rain eventually comes. After long, extended wet periods, a sinister looking fungus or slime may appear, attacking lawns in the cooler season ahead.
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