Summer patch escapes
August 22, 2005
Even the best pest prevention programs can fail to produce 100% control. This is true for insects, weeds, and diseases.
We recently observed summer patch on one green at a course that had a solid preventive program that integrated sterol synthesis inhibitor (such as Banner Maxx, Eagle, Bayleton) fungicides and QoI (such as Heritage, Insignia, Compass) based materials. The green had small patches of unthrifty looking poa. Only the trained eye would be able to detect the symptoms. Golfers were…