Illinois Pesticide Applicator Turfgrass Questions And Answers.

Bermudagrass {Ans: Grown occasionally in southern Illinois; not able to tolerate cold weather; warm season grasses}Name of cool season grasses {Ans: Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, fine-leaf fescue, and creeping bentgrass}anthracnose {Ans: two phases: foliar blight and basal rot; yellowing or reddish brown discoloration; irregularly shaped patches}mushrooms and puffballs {Ans: feed on decaying organic matter}common purslane (wild portulaca) {Ans: warm season annual; spreading mat up to 6 inches tall and 24 inches long; wedge-shaped leaves nearly opposite each other}Kentucky blue grass {Ans: Most common turfgrass in Illinois; medium tolerance readily recovers, requires well-drained fertile soil in sun}conditions needed for pink snow mold {Ans: prolonged wet, cold to cool weather; tends to reappear in same areas}what causes nearly all the infectious disease in turfgrass? {Ans: fungi}How to fix excessively wet soils? {Ans: By adding sand, clay or organic matter}Mouseear chickweed {Ans: perennial, shallow, fibrous roots weak hairy spreading stems;occurs in cool moist shaded areas}Most common turf insects in Illinois {Ans: White grubs}powdery mildew {Ans: milky white to gray mold on leaves; easily rub off; founded in shaded areas}Masked Chafers {Ans: annual white grubs; strongly attracted to light