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Active Microdochium patch in the St Louis area.

Peace be with you and your family, Arnie.

Pythium blight on bentgrass fairways in eastern Kentucky.

Active Pythium blight on bentgrass greens in western Kentucky.

Conditions in the north central region have been ideal for the development of yellow patch.

Congratulations to Jester Park Golf Course in Granger, Iowa for being cited in a front page article in today's Wall Street Journal. The article's focus is on the record- breaking number of December golf rounds being played on courses that are normally all but closed by now. Great job keeping the course in condition, Bob Begey. Sounds like your golfers are having a great time!

Yellow patch activity on new greens in western Kentucky. The weather pattern in the transition zone over the next several weeks is also very favorable for the development of Microdochium patch. This may be the year to consider applying fungicide to suppress activity of these two pathogens.

A great day for golf at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Lubbock, TX. I will be enjoying some Texas BBQ tonight, then speaking tomorrow morning at the West Texas Golf Course Superintendents conference and trade show.

Be on the lookout for chinch bug activity in zoysiagrass.

Here it is almost October and we have active gray leaf spot in northeastern Kentucky. Seriously?

I have received two samples exhibiting symptoms of leaf and sheath spot. One sample was from southern MI and one was from central IN. The disease is favored by extended period of temperatures above 90 F.

Heavy burden of root knot nematode observed on 2 courses in MO. On a course in St Louis area, problem was presenting as patches of chlorotic turf on the putting surface. On the other course in central MO, the symptoms were slightly chlorotic, wilty patches.

Observed active brown ring patch on Poa in central Missouri today. This is a presumptive diagnosis based on prevailing environmental conditions and the fact that the bentgrass is not affected.