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Q: Sections of my St. Augustine grass have patches of dead grass. I don’t think it was chinch bugs. Could this possibly by a pathogen? It appears to resemble pictures of summer patch or dollar patch.

In Delaware, turfgrass diseases are caused by pathogenic fungi and microbes that infect the leaves, stems, and roots of turf type grass plants. With infection, grasses may show symptoms such as leaf ...

Gardeners are being told their lush green lawns might be at risk from a sneaky disease known as Pythium blight or "grease spot," especially during the warm and humid months. Harry Bodell, a gardening ...