IPM programs for summer disease management on cool-season greens

NOTE: For an updated (May, 2009) version of the information below, please see the PACE Turf Update, "Worst-case scenario summer disease management programs".

Summary: Once average air temperatures exceed 65F (18C), most of turf’s key diseases are kicked into gear. For this reason, disease management programs should also be initiated at this time. To minimize disease-related damage while at the same time avoiding unnecessary pesticide applications, we have designed an IPM program that relies on these concepts: 1) integration of…