The following publications are available by following the hyperlinks below, in our office, or via e-mail. If you have any questions, please contact us at 248-858-0880.
Publications marked with an asterisk (*) are available only through the Oakland County office of MSU Extension.
Lawn-Diseases
Anthracnose (BP-108-W) (file size 305k)
Brown Patch (BP-106-W) (file size 291k)
Dollar Spot (BP-105-W) (file size 938k)
Fairy Ring (BP-113-W) (file size 391k)
Gray Leaf Spot (BP-107-W) (file size 461k)
Gray Snow Mold (BP-101-W) (file size 196k)
Leaf Rust (BP-110-W) (file size 257k)
Leaf Spot/Melting Out (BP-103-W) (file size 228k)
Necrotic Ring Spot (BP-116-W) (file size 269k)
Pink Patch (OSU)
Pink Snow Mold & Microdochium Patch (BP-102-W) (file size 202k)
Powdery Mildew (BP-111-W) (file size 210k)
Pythium Blight (BP-109-W) (file size 192k)
Red Thread (BP-104-W) (file size 304k)
Rhizoctonia Large Patch (BP-117-W) (file size 6,525k)
Seasonal Activity of Turfgrass Pathogens (BP-125-W) (file size 472k)
Slime Molds (BP-112-W) (file size 235k)
Smut Diseases (BP-119-W) (file size 195k)
Summer Patch (BP-115-W) (file size 1,723k)
Take All Patch (BP-114-W) (file size 944k)
Turfgrass Diseases (OC0390) (file size 579k)
Yellow Patch (BP-118-W) (file size 1,355k)
Lawn-General
Choosing a Lawn Care Company (E2771) (file size 66k)
Cultivation of Lawns (E0003TURF) (file size 115k)
*Establishing a New Lawn Using Seed (E2910) (file size 2MB)
*Establishing a New Lawn Using Sod (E2911) (file size 331k)
Fertilizing Home Lawns to Preserve Water Quality (E0005TURF) (file size 63k)
Flooding of Turf (E0020TURF)
*Grass: Quick Tips for Homeowners (OC0425) (file size 224k)
*Grasses for Michigan Lawns (OC0172) (file size 269k)
Irrigation Practices to Preserve Water Quality (E0009TURF) (file size 115k)
Lawns in Shade (OC0183) (file size 235k)
Maintaining Waterfront Turf to Preserve Water Quality (E0011TURF) (file size 116k)
Managing Yard Waste to Preserve Water Quality (E0012TURF)
*Moss, Algae, and Slime Mold in Lawns (OC0177) (file size 594k)
Mowing Lawn Turf (E0013TURF) (file size 116k)
Optimizing Cultural Practices to Improve Athletic Field Performance (E0018TURF) (file size 1.64MB)
Phosphorus and Home Lawns (E0021TURF) (file size 369k)
Purchasing Quality Turfgrass Seed (E0014TURF) (file size 115k)
*Thatch in Lawns (OC0190) (file size 364k)
*Topsoil for Turf & Landscape Use (OC0164) (file size 210k)
Turfgrass Species & Cultivar Selection (E2912) (file size 551k)
*Watering Lawns (OC0193) (247k)
Winterkill of Turfgrass (E0019TURF)
*Working with Wet Areas in the Landscape (OC0165) (file size 203k)
*Zoysiagrass (OC0191) (file size 210k)
Lawn-Insects & Pests
Bluegrass Billbug (E2497) (file size 2.22MB)
European Chafer (E0022TURF) (file size 1.14MB)
Hairy Chinch Bug (E2496) (file size 2.13MB)
Home Lawn Grub Control Products (E0024TURF)
Integrated Pest Management for Home Lawns (OC0427) (file size 116k)
Japanese Beetle (E0010TURF) (file size 151k)
Sod Webworm (E2498) (file size 2.26MB)
*Turf Pests (OC0389) (file size 309k)
White Grubs (E2499) (file size 125k)
Lawn-Weeds
Michigan State University provides an excellent lawn weed identification and control resource at MSU Turf Weeds. This web site offers a step-by-step guide to identifying lawn weeds as well as their management and control.
Crabgrass Control in Home Lawns (E0002TURF) (file size 115k)
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