News

Turfgrass pests: Sod webworms, bluegrass billbugs and grubs on the horizon

Published on August 17, 2016
Insect damage from sod webworms, bluegrass billbugs or grubs may be the reason some parts of your lawn didn’t green-up after recent rains.
New growing degree-day maps on Enviro-weather

Published on May 24, 2016
Interpreting the newly revised growing degree-day maps on MSU Enviro-weather.
Snow mold field day at Treetops Golf Course

Published on March 28, 2016
The annual MSU snow mold trial field day will be held March 31, 2016, in Gaylord, Michigan.
Turfgrass pest and disease diagnostic services offered free to northern Michigan turf managers

Published on July 2, 2015
The Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center is now accepting turf samples for insect and disease diagnoses.
What lies beneath: Ice?

Published on January 29, 2014
Ice sheets have formed on many golf courses this winter and have the potential to kill turfgrass.