Field Ants
Field ants are common in Wisconsin, and noted for producing large mounds that ruin home lawns and interfere with landscape plantings. This factsheet discusses identification and control.
Lawns
A healthy, dense lawn offers numerous benefits to the environment and community. It provides play areas, filters pollutants from air and water runoff, cools the environment, prevents soil erosion, adds oxygen to air, increases property values and much more. University of Wisconsin – Madison Division of Extension publications and fact sheets provide the information you need to establish and maintain a healthy lawn.
Featured Lawn Articles
Organic and Reduced-Risk Lawn Care
More and more people wish to move in the direction of creating an organic lawn, or what some people call a natural lawn. This publication helps them decide which route to follow: organic lawn care or reduced-risk lawn care.
Conservation of Native and Domestic Pollinators in Managed Turfgrass Landscapes
Bees and other pollinators provide invaluable ecological and economic services. Learn the current best practices for protecting pollinators and improving their habitats in this handy fact sheet.
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Articles
Microdochium Patch
This factsheet covers microdochium patch, aka pink snow mold, which is a fungal disease affecting cool season grasses, including bluegrass, bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and fine and tall fescues.
Identifying grasses in Wisconsin
R.C. Newman Revised: 5/11/2010 Item number: A1827 This 12-page publication will help you identify the 30 most common grass species in Wisconsin turf.
Turfgrass Disorder: Greenbug
Areas of discolored turfgrass,from pale green to yellow to burnt orange, often under shade trees, may be caused by feeding of greenbug, a type of aphid. Learn about greenbug here.
Turfgrass Disorder: Chinch Bug
Chinch bug infestations can cause serious injury to lawns, especially those with fescue or bentgrass. Find more information about symptoms, prevention and control in this helpful publication.
Helminthosporium Turf Diseases
Helminthosporium disease affects cool season turfgrasses and can severely reduce the appearance of a lawn and lead to expensive lawn renovations. Learn more in this factsheet.
Supina Bluegrass for Lawns, Golf Courses and Athletic Fields
Supina bluegrass is a potential new grass for areas with dense shade or high traffic. Read this publication to find out where supina bluegrass should and should not be planted, and how to care for it.
Moss in Lawn
Mosses prefer damp, shaded areas, but can also grow in dry, sunny locations. When lawns are not healthy, often due to poor drainage or shade, moss can move in. Learn about moss in lawns in this factsheet.
Earthworms in Lawn
R. Chris Williamson, Turf and Ornamental Specialist Revised: 4/26/2010 Earthworms belong to the Phylum Annelida; Class Oligochaeta; Family Lumbricidae which consists of over 7000 species. Their bodies are long and tube-like, tapering on both ends and typically ranging in length from one to six inches. Earthworms are found in a wide range of habitats adapting […]
White Grub Control in Turfgrass
Several species of white grubs are considered turfgrass pests in the Midwest due to their feeding on grass roots. Learn about management and control techniques in this factsheet.
Red Thread
Red thread is a foliar disease of cool-season turfgrasses such as fescue, perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass. Learn to identify and manage red thread here.
The Basics of Micro Irrigation
Micro irrigation has numerous advantages in greenhouses, orchards, vineyards, fields, lawns, and gardens. Learn about components of micro irrigation systems and benefits and drawbacks these systems provide.
