The Entomological Society of America's second edition of the "Handbook of Turfgrass Insects" is now available for purchase! The highly anticipated second edition of this best-selling Handbook of ...

As an Extension Educator, I have been called upon from time to time to help homeowners understand what is causing their lawns to look sick. Sometimes, we can get to the root of the problem right away, ...

(09/18/20) 2020 has definitely been one for the history books. COVID-19, murder hornets, Hurricane Laura and now Hurricane Sally hitting our Gulf neighbors to the east. This week is no exception for ...

This question came to us this week - “How do you know if pearl bugs are present under a lawn?” The inquirer was actually referring to an insect pest of warm-season turfgrasses, the type we grow here ...

As the growing season winds down, we are frequently asked, “What was the biggest problem with turfgrass over the past season?” Annual bluegrass weevil could certainly be a stock answer. Weevils caused ...

Dr. James Beard’s Turfgrass Encyclopedia defines thatch “as an intermingled organic layer of dead and living shoots, stems, and roots of grasses that develops between the turf canopy of green ...