GreenCast in UK and Ireland

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Find information on key insects, weeds and pests, including symptoms and solutions. Select a pest from the following list to learn more:

Name	Description	Product	Solution
Anthracnose Anthracnose Anthracnose is most common on Poa annua grass in the UK and Ireland but has been noted on Agrostis and Fescue. This pathogen can cause two types of disease depending on the prevailing weather conditions. Read More Banner Maxx Headway Heritage Heritage Maxx Instrata Medallion TL
Brown Patch Brown Patch Brown Patch is not very common but it is most frequently seen on close mown areas such as golf greens and bowling greens. Read More Banner Maxx Heritage Heritage Maxx Instrata
Dollar Spot Dollar Spot Dollar Spot lesions on leaves are a pale, bleached colour. Small (dollar size) spots of bleached turf occur on close mown grass. Read More Banner Maxx Headway Instrata
Fairy Rings Fairy Rings The term 'fairy ring' is used to describe a number of turf grass diseases where soil-borne fungi cause certain symptoms to develop on the surface of the sward. Fairy rings are caused by the activity of many fungi classified as basidiomycetes. Read More Heritage Heritage Maxx
Fusarium Patch Fusarium Patch Fusarium Patch can be a devastating disease on fine turf surfaces as the patches may be many inches in diameter and adversely affect the playing surface as well as its aesthetic value. Read More Banner Maxx Headway Heritage Heritage Maxx Instrata Medallion TL
Leaf Spot Leaf Spot Severe infection may thin the sward, cause dieback and leave patches with weak turf, affecting the aesthetic value and the playability of the turf. Read More Headway Heritage Heritage Maxx Medallion TL
Red Thread Red Thread Found on any area of turf, especially golf greens, tees, fairways, bowling greens, lawns, parkland and sports pitches. Red thread does not commonly affect the playing quality of the turf but reduces the aesthetic appearance. Read More
Seedling Diseases Seedling Diseases Seedling diseases may be caused by many fungi including Microdochium nivale (Fr.) Samuels and I.C. Hallett, Fusarium spp. Drechslera spp., Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoemaker, Rhizoctonia spp and Pythium spp. Read More Heritage
Take-All Patch Take-All Patch Take-all patch symptoms begin as a slight reddening or bronzing of bentgrass usually in a ring during summer months. Read More Headway Heritage Heritage Maxx
Yellow Tuft Yellow Tuft Small spots 1-3 cm in diameter of yellowed densely tillered plants with shortened roots, that are easily pulled from the turf. Read More