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  • Brown Patch - Lawns

    Brown patch symptoms on turf. Photo: Geoffrey Rinehart, UMD Updated: August 17, 2023 Brown patch is a common summertime disease of cool-season …

  • Summer Patch - Lawns

    … Circular, primary symptoms of summer patch on Kentucky bluegrass. Photo: Kevin Mathias, UMD … on a yellow or bronzed appearance. The leaf blades turn brown from the tip giving the turf a straw-colored … or bronze-colored patches prior to the straw color. Summer patch spreading in a Kentucky bluegrass lawn Photo: Lee …

  • Common Stink Bugs of the Mid-Atlantic - Hemiptera: Pentatomidae

    … stink bugs: Green stink bug:  Acrosternum hilare Brown stink bug:  Euschistus servus Southern Green stink bug:  Nezara viridula Brown Marmorated stink bug:  Halyomorpha halys Predatory … orange-yellow line around most of its body (Fig. 1 above). Brown stink bugs are dull brownish-yellow in color and about …

  • Diagnose Lawn Problems in Maryland

    … Updated: September 22, 2022 Dead patches or brown spots are common symptoms of a lawn problem. However, … dry spells.   Circular, straw-colored patches. Summer patch - circular patches that range from 3 - 12 inches in … frequent waterings and reduce thatch build-up.   Irregular brown patches with white moths flying over the turf.   Sod …

  • What is Chilling Injury in Peaches, What Causes it, and How Can You Manage it? (FS-1141)

    … the lighter yellow and white colors of the flesh to turn brown (Figure 4). This is typically the next CI symptom … compounds (phenolics), triggering the generation of dark brown pigments that contribute to overall browning of the …

  • From the Orchard to Cold Storage: A Closer Look at the Development of Nine Physiological Disorders in Apples (FS-2022-0640)

    … sunken areas where tissues are depressed. The flesh is brown. It typically develops on the calyx end of the fruit. … expression of external injury in the skin that will form brown sunken lesions that can join to form one very large patch, as well as by the expression of internal injury as …

  • Cherry Laurel: Identify and Manage Problems

    … Symptoms Details Possible Cause Leaf yellowing Leaves turn brown and branches die back Root Rot Leaf yellowing Interior … line Meadow Vole Leaf tips or edges browning Leaves turn brown and brittle but don’t fall off right away Winter Damage Leaves develop brown spots or holes Scattered leaf spots turning brown and …

  • Sulfur Deficiency in Sweet Corn

    … tomato field-leaves should be green (circles) not speckled brown. Over the past few weeks I have gotten reports of and … 3 Patches of thrips feeding coalescing into large areas of brown dead leaf tissue. Fig. 4 Tiny black flecks of thrips … which results in stippling-mild feeding damage or brown spots about 1/8 inch in size, which indicates heavy …

  • August Tips and Tasks

    … your vegetable garden into the fall and winter months.   Brown and green Southern  stink bugs  are active on tomatoes … leaves and old straw mulch are good sources of high carbon brown materials. Shred your materials with a lawnmower or … more surface area for plant moisture to escape.    Brown patch  is a common fungal disease of tall fescue lawns that …

  • Roughstalk Bluegrass

    … by hot sunny weather causes this grass to collapse into brown, dead-looking mats.  Plants can regenerate from viable …