Video: Rapid blight can look like Microdochium patch (pink snow mold)

With threat temperatures of greater than 45F (7C) and less than 62F (17C) respectively, both rapid blight and Microdochium patch (pink snow mold) are common diseases this time of year on cool–season turf. What's more, their field symptoms can be remarkably similar. But because the treatments for these two diseases are very different, it's important to be able to tell them apart.

In this video, we illustrate the features that are used to separate rapid blight from Microdochium patch (pink…