First Turf Disease of 2008

Pink Snow Mold can be routinely found on turf late winter/early spring in the north central region of the country. The disease can be especially devastating a bit further north during prolonged periods of snow cover where fungicides fail to persist long enough to combat the fungus.

The greens at Traditions were treated with pentachloronitrobenzene (pcnb) late fall 2007 and show no signs of disease breakthrough. The picture was taken Feb 26th in #2 fairway. Click on the picture to see the active disease (cottony appearance on the border).

The disease can persist into May even as the temps rise but is usually considered more of a pest than a problem worthy of an expensive, blanket fungicide application.