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10. Do You Have Brown Spots on Your Lawn?

Posted by Angela On March 6th

10 brown patch 10. Do You Have Brown Spots on Your Lawn?

There’s a fungus lurking, waiting to destroy your lawn. This fungus is known by many names. Its most obvious one is “Brown Patch Disease,” which is a descriptive name. It’s also known as “Large Patch” or by its scientific name, “Rhizoctonia Blight.”

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The most frequent victim of this fungus is the St. Augustine grass that is common in Florida lawns. Unfortunately, Brown Patch Disease can also affect several varieties of warm-season turf grass.

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6. Chinch Bugs Causing Brown Lawn Spots?

Posted by Angela On January 14th

06 575 chinchbg nymphs 6. Chinch Bugs Causing Brown Lawn Spots?

Chinch bug and nymphs. Courtesy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

This is the sixth of 11 Tricks to Make Sure Your Grass Is Always Greener, a free eBook. We’ll be posting a new trick on this blog every other week.

If you’ve noticed that your lawn is spotted with patches of brown, even when the grass is being adequately watered, you might have a chinch bug problem. These hungry pests feed on your grass, creating dead areas where the infestation exists.

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