This week's hot topics

- Keep golfers informed about the effects of heat and drought on turf with the Clubhouse Edition, "Heat Kills: Summertime and Turfgrass Stress" and with the video, "Why does turf die during the summer?" - Bacterial wilt has begun to strike. See this PACE Turf Reference on bacterial wilt. The cultural practices described are appropriate for either poa or bentgrass that has been hit with either Xanthomonas or Acidovorax. - It's time for spring dead spot prevention on overseeded fairways.…