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Lawn Disease

Lawn Disease Examples Turfgrass is susceptible to many different types of lawn diseases and once established these diseases can be devastating.

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Snow Mold

Description: Snow mold is an example of a lawn disease that is most common to Kentucky Bluegrass and Fescues in regions where snow falls and sits on the lawn for extended periods of time.

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Fairy Ring

Fairy Ring Symptoms: Fairy Ring is a lawn disease whose symptoms vary with causal agents. Aboveground mushroom and puff ball basidiocarps may or may not occur.

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Dollar Spot

Dollar Spot Symptoms: Dollar Spot is a lawn disease that shows as sunken, circular patches that measure several inches.

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Mushrooms

Lawn Mushrooms Description: Mushrooms can be considered a lawn disease, and are simply the product of fungi infested in your yard’s soil.

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Brown Patch

Brown Patch Description: Brown patch is a lawn disease that commonly starts as a small spot and can quickly spread outwards in a circular or horseshoe pattern up to a couple of feet wide.

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Lawn Rusts

Lawn Rusts Symptoms: Lawn Rusts are a lawn disease that start as light yellow flecks on the leaf blades and sheaths. Flecks enlarge, elongate, and turn yellow in color.

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Powdery Mildew

Description: Grass affected by Powdery Mildew (a common lawn disease) looks as though it is sprinkled with flour.

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