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Lawn Turfgrass Disease Image Gallery

This gallery contains images of common plant disease problems which occur in Connecticut. Clicking the link below an image will open a fact sheet which explains the disease and options for management.

Anthracnose on a grass blade with black fungal structure on it     Bipolaris leaf spot of turfgrasses with brown lesions on green leaves and browning of old leaves

Anthracnose                                         Bipolaris Lear Spot

                       Dollar spot of turfgrasses with white cottony fungal growth on blades                 Gray snow mold in a lawn with bleached blades                      

Dollar Spot                                                Gray snow mold     

          pythium blight on turfgrasses with white mold at the edge of brown spots in the lawn     red thread of turfgrasses with pink fungal growth on brown leaves     
                                   Pythium Blight                                    Red Thread                                                   

             Rust on lawn grasswith yellowing of leaves              

                                                                              Rust                                                                           

                   slime mold on turfgrasses with white and gray mold on the top     yellow slime mole on turfgrasses              

      Slime Mold        

gray slime mold on turfgrass blades        summer patch in a home lawn with brown patches

Slime Mold                                           Summer Patch