Rapid blight arrives in the Pacific Northwest

Rapid blight, a sodium related disease of bluegrass, ryegrass and bentgrass, is a relatively new disease that has been known of for only the past 20 years. So it is not surprising that we keep learning more about what can be a very devastating disease.

Until recently, we had identified the disease in only 11 states within the U.S.(most in the southern tier of the country), as well as in England, Ireland, Spain and Argentina. Now, according to Washington State…