Turfgrass Insects, Weeds, and Diseases
Amaranth, Livid (Amaranthus lividus)
Amaranth, Low (Amaranthus deflexus)
Amaranth, Slender (Amaranthus viridus)
Amaranth, Spiny (Amaranthus spinosus)
Asiatic Hawksbeard (Youngia japonica)
Aster, Bushy (Aster dumosus)
Bedstraw, Catchweed (Galium aparine)
Bedstraw, Smooth (Galium mollugo)
Beggarticks, Common / Hairy Beggarticks (Bidens alba)
Beggarweed, Creeping (Desmodium incanum)
Beggarweed, Threeflower (Desmodium triflorum)
Bellflower, Florida (Campanula floridana)
Betony, Florida / Rattlesnake Weed (Stachys floridana)
Bindweed, Field / Morningglory / Creeping Jenny (Convolvulus arvensis)
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Bittercress, Hairy (Cardamine hirsuta)
Bitter Sneezeweed (Helenium amarum)
Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
Burclover, California (Medicago polymorpha)
Burclover, Spotted (Medicago arabica)
Burnut (See Puncturevine)
Burweed, Lawn / Spurweed / Soliva (Soliva pterosperma)
Buttercup, Bulbous (Ranunculus bulbosus)
Buttercup, Creeping (Ranunculus repens)
Buttercup, Hairy (Ranunculus sardous)
Buttercup, Smallflower (Ranunculus abortivus)
Buttonweed, Bushy (Spermacoce assurgens)
Buttonweed, Common / Poorjoe (Diodia teres)
Buttonweed, Virginia (Diodia virginiana)
Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata)
Carrot, Wild / Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)
Catsear, Common / Spotted Catsear / False Dandelion (Hypochoeris radicata)
Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria)
Cheeseweed (See Mallow, Little)
Chickweed, Common (Stellaria media)
Chickweed, Mouseear (Cerastium vulgatum)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Cinquefoil, Oldfield (Potentilla simplex)
Cinquefoil, Sulfur (Potentilla recta)
Clover, Japanese (See Lespedeza, Common)
Clover, Large Hop (Trifolium campestre)
Clover, Rabbitfoot (Trifolium avense)
Clover, Red (Trifolium pretense)
Clover, Small Hop / Low Hop Clover (Trifolium dubium)
Clover, White (Trifolium repens)
Coat Buttons / Mexican Daisy (Tridax procumbens)
Compass Plant (See Lettuce, Prickly)
Creeping Indigo (Indigofera spicata)
Creeping Jenny (See Bindweed, Field)
Creeping Oxeye (See Wedelia)
Cudweed (Gnaphalium, Pseudognaphalium, and Gamochaeta spp.)
Cupid’s-Shaving-Brush / Tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii)
Daisy, English (Bellis perennis)
Daisy, Oxeye (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Dandelion, Carolina False (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus)
Dandelion, Dwarf (Krigia spp.)
Dandelion, False (See Catsear, Common)
Deadnettle, Purple / Red Deadnettle (Lamium pupureum)
Dichondra (Dichondra repens)
Dock, Curly (Rumex crispus)
Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
Dollarweed / Pennywort (Hydrocotyle spp.)
Eclipta (Eclipta prostrate)
Eveningprimrose, Common (Oenothera biennis)
Eveningprimrose, Cutleaf (Oenothera laciniata)
Eveningprimrose, Showy (Oenothera speciosa)
Facelis / Annual Trampweed (Facelis retusa)
Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis)
Filaree (Erodium spp.)
Fleabane, Annual, Daisy or Rough (Erigeron spp.)
Flower-of-an-Hour (See Mallow, Venice)
Garlic, Wild (Allium vineale)
Geranium, Carolina (Geranium carolinianum)
Geranium, Cutleaf (Geranium dissectum)
German Moss (See Knawel)
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Groundsel, Common / Ragwort (Senecio vulgaris)
Hawkweed, Yellow or Orange (Hieracium pretense)
Hawkweed, Mouseear (Hieracium pilosella)
Healall (Prunella vulgaris)
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
Horseweed / Marestail (Conyza canadensis)
Jamaica Feverplant (See Puncturevine)
Johnny-Jump-Up (See Violet, Field)
Khakiweed / Matt Chafflower (Alternanthera pungens)
Knapweed, Spotted / Star Thistle (Centaurea maculosa)
Knawel / German Moss (Scleranthus annuus)
Knotweed, Prostrate (Polygonum aviculare)
Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)
Lespedeza, Common / Annual Lespedeza / Japanese Clover (Lespedeza
striata)
Lespedeza, Sericea (Lespedeza cuneata)
Lettuce, Prickly / Compass Plant (Lactuca serriola)
Lettuce, Tall / Wild Lettuce / Canada Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
Mallow, Bristly (Modiola caroliniana)
Mallow, Common (Malva neglecta)
Mallow, Little / Cheeseweed (Malva parviflora)
Mallow, Venice / Flower-of-an-Hour (Hibiscus trionum)
Marcela (Alternanthera flavescens)
Marestail (See Horseweed)
Matchweed / Mat Lippia (Phyla nodiflora)
Matt Chafflower (See Khakiweed)
Mexican Daisy (See Coat Buttons)
Mimosa Vine / Sensitive Vine (Mimosa strigillosa)
Morningglory (See Bindweed, Field)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Mullien, Common (Verbascum thapsus)
Neckweed (See Speedwell, Purslane)
Old World Diamond-flower (Hedyotis corymbosa)
Oxalis (See Woodsorrel, Yellow)
Pansy, Field / Wild Pansy (See Violet)
Parsley-Piert (Alchemilla microcarpa)
Pearlwort, Birdseye (Sagina procumbens)
Pencil-flower, Southern (Stylosanthes hamata)
Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum)
Pennycress, Field (Thlaspi arvense)
Pennywort (See Dollarweed)
Pepperweed, Virginia / Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum)
Pigweed, Redroot (Amaranthus retroflexus)
Pigweed, Smooth / Common Pigweed (Amaranthus hybridus)
Pimpernel, Scarlet (Anagallis arvensis)
Pineapple-Weed (Matricaria matricarioides)
Pinnate Tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata)
Plantain, Blackseed (Plantago rugelii)
Plantain, Bracted (Plantago aristata)
Plantain, Broadleaf (Plantago major)
Plantain, Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata)
Plantain, Paleseed / Southern Plantain / Hoary Plantain (Plantago virginica)
Poorjoe (See Buttonweed, Common)
Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris)
Punctureweed / Jamaica Feverplant / Burnut (Tribulus cistoides)
Purslane, Common (Portulaca oleracea)
Purslane, Pink (Portulaca pilosa)
Pusley, Brazil (Richardia brasiliensis)
Pusley, Florida (Richardia scabra)
Pusley, Largeflower (Richardia grandiflora)
Queen Anne’s Lace (See Carrot, Wild)
Ragweed, Common (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
Ragwort (See Groundsel, Common)
Rattlesnake Weed (See Betony, Florida)
Red Spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa)
Sensitive Vine (See Mimosa Vine)
Shepard’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Sida, Prickly / Teaweed (Sida spinosa)
Sida, Arrowleaf (Sida rhombifolia)
Soliva (See Burweed, Lawn)
Sorrel, Red / Sheep Sorrel / Field Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Sowthistle, Spiny (Sonchus asper)
Speedwell, Corn (Veronica arvensis)
Speedwell, Ivyleaf (Veronica hederifolia)
Speedwell, Persian / Veronica Speedwell (Veronica persica)
Speedwell, Purslane / Neckweed (Veronica peregrina)
Speedwell, Thymeleaf (Veronica serphyllifolia)
Spurge, Creeping (Chamaesyce serpens)
Spurge, Hyssop (Chamaesyce hyssopifolia)
Spurge, Roundleaf (Chamaesyce cordifolia)
Spurge, Spotted / Prostrate Spurge (Chamaesyce maculate)
Spurweed (See Burweed, Lawn)
Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Strawberry, Indian Mock (Duchesnea indica)
Strawberry, Wild (Fragaria virginiana)
Sweetclover, White (Melilotus alba)
Sweetclover, Yellow (Melilotus officinalis)
Swinecress (Coronopus didymus)
Tasselflower (See Cupid’s-Shaving-Brush)
Teaweed (See Sida, Prickly)
Thistle, Bull (Cirsium vulgare)
Thistle, Canada (Cirsium arvense)
Thistle, Star (See Knapweed, Spotted)
Thistle, Yellow / Horrible Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Toadflax, Oldfield (Nuttallanthus canadensis)
Trampweed, Annual (See Facelis)
Venus Looking-Glass, Common (Triodanis perfoliata)
Vetch, Common (Vicia sativa)
Vetch, Hairy (Vicia villosa)
Violet, Common Blue (Viola papilionacea)
Violet, Field / Wild Pansy / Field Pansy / Johnny-Jump-Up (Viola arvensis)
Wedelia / Creeping Oxeye (Wedelia trilobata)
Whitehead Broom (Spermacoce verticillata)
Woodsorrel, Creeping (Oxalis corniculata)
Woodsorrel, Cuban Purple (Oxalis intermedia)
Woodsorrel, Yellow / Oxalis (Oxalis stricta)
Yarrow, Common (Achillea millefolium)
Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris)
Grassy Weed List A-Z
Barley, Foxtail / Squirrel Tail (Hordeum jubatum)
Barley, Little (Hordeum pusillum)
Barley, Wild (Hordeum leporinum)
Barley, Hare (Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum)
Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli)
Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus)
Brome, Downy / Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
Brome, Ripgut (Bromus diandrus)
Brome, Soft (Bromus hordeaceus)
Bromegrass, Smooth (Bromus inermis)
Carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis)
Cogongrass / Japgrass (Imperata cylindrical)
Coral Dropseed (Sporobolus domingensis)
Crabgrass, Blanket / Dwarf Crabgrass (Digitaria serotina)
Crabgrass, India / Indian Crabgrass (Digitaria longiflora)
Crabgrass, Large / Hairy Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)
Crabgrass, Smooth (Digitaria ischaemum)
Crabgrass, Southern (Digitaria ciliaris)
Crowfootgrass / Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium)
Cupgrass, Prairie (Eriochloa contracta)
Cupgrass, Southwestern (Eriochloa acuminate)
Dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum)
Doveweed (Murdannia nudiflora)
Fingergrass, Rock / Pinewoods Fingergrass (Eustachys petraea)
Foxtail, Giant (Setaria faberi)
Foxtail, Green (Setaria viridis)
Foxtail, Yellow (Setaria glauca)
Goosegrass / Crowfoot / Silver Crabgrass (Eleusine indica)
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
Jungle Rice (Echinochloa colona)
Nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi)
Oat, Wild (Avena fatua)
Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata)
Panicum, Broadleaf / Tropic Panicum / Dominican Panicum (Panicum
adspersum)
Panicum, Fall (Panicum dichotomiflorum)
Paspalum, Thin / Bull Paspalum (Paspalum setaceum)
Sandbur, Field (Cenchrus incertus)
Sandbur, Longspine (Cenchrus longispinus)
Sandbur, Southern (Cenchrus echinatus)
Signalgrass, Broadleaf (Brachiaria platyphylla)
Signalgrass, Creeping / Alexandergrass (Brachiaria plantaginea)
Smutgrass (Sporobolus poiretti)
Sprangletop (Leptochloa spp.)
Sprangletop, Bearded (Leptochloa fascicularis)
Stinkgrass (Eragrostis cilianensis)
Timothy (Phleum pretense)
Torpedograss (Panicum repens)
Velvetgrass, Common (Holcus lanatus)
Velvetgrass, German / Creeping Velvetgrass (Holcus mollis)
Vernalgrass, Sweet (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Witchgrass (Panicum capillare)
Sedges
Kyllinga, Green (Kyllinga brevifolia)
Nutsedge, False / Straw-Colored Flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus)
Nutsedge, Purple (Cyperus rotundus)
Nutsedge, Yellow (Cyperus esculentus)
Sedge, Annual (Cyperus compressus)
Sedge, Cylindric (Cyperus retrorsus)
Sedge, Globe (Cyperus globulosus)
Sedge, Texas (Cyperus polystachyos)
Anthracnose Foliar Blight / Basal Rot
Brown Blight
Brown Patch / Large Patch / Rhizoctonia Blight
Copper Spot
Damping Off / Seed Rot
Dollar Spot
Fairy Ring
Gray Leaf Spot / Blast
Gray Snow Mold
Leaf Blotch
Leaf Spot / Melting Out
Necrotic Ring Spot
Net Blotch
Pink Patch
Pink Snow Mold / Microdochium Patch / Fusarium Patch
Powdery Mildew
Pythium Blight / Pythium Root Rot
Red Thread
Rust
Sclerotium Blight / Southern Blight
Slime Mold
Spring Dead Spot
Stripe Smut
Summer Patch
Take-All Patch
Take-All Root Rot / Bermudagrass Decline
White Patch / White Blight
Yellow Patch
Yellow Tuft / Downy Mildew
Ants - Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta)
Armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta)
Bermudagrass Scale (Odonaspis ruthae)
Billbugs
Bluegrass Billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus)
Hunting Billbug (Sphenophorus venatus vestitus)
Denver Billbug (Sphenophorus cicatristriatus)
Phoenician Billbug (Sphenophorus phoeniciensis)
Chinch Bugs
Hairy Chinch Bug (Blissus leucopterus hirtus)
Southern Chinch Bug (Blissus insularis)
Common Chinch Bug (Blissus leucopterus leucopterus)
Crane Fly (Tipula paludosa)
Cutworms
Black Cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon)
Bronzed Cutworm (Nephelodes minians)
Variegated Cutworm (Peridroma saucia)
Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Frit Fly (Oscinella frit)
Greenbug / Aphid (Schizaphis graminum)
Ground Pearls (Margarodes meridionalis and Eumargarodes laingi)
Leafhoppers (Draeculacephala minerva and Deltacephalus sonorus)
Mealybug
Rhodesgrass Mealybug (Antonina graminis)
Buffalograss Mealybug (Tridiscus sporoboli)
Mites
Eriophyid Mites
Bermudagrass Mite (Eriophyes cynodoniensis)
Zoysiagrass Mite (Eriophyes zoysiae)
Buffalograss Mite (Eriophyes slykhuisi)
Grain Rust Mite (Abacarus hystrix and Aculodes mckenziei)
Noneriophyid Mites
Clover Mite (Bryobia praetiosa)
Banks Grass Mite / Timothy Mite / Date Mite (Oligonychus pratensis)
Brown Wheat Mite (Petrobia latens)
Winter Grain Mite / Blue Oat Mite / Pea Mite (Pentheleus major)
Mole Crickets
Southern Mole Cricket (Scapteriscus borellii)
Tawny Mole Cricket (Scapteriscus vicinus)
Short-winged Mole Cricket (Scapteriscus abbreviatus)
Sod Webworms (Crambus spp.)
Two-lined Spittlebugs (Prosapia bicincta)
White Grubs
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
May and June Beetles (Phyllophaga species)
Masked Chafer
Northern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala borealis)
Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)
Green June Beetles (Cotinis nitida)
European Chafer (Rhizotrogus (Amphimallon) majalis)
Asiatic Garden Beetle (Maladera castanea)
Oriental Beetle (Exomala orientalis)
Black Turfgrass Ataenius (Ataenius spretulus)
Clemson University – Disease Control
University of Florida - 2008 Pest Control Guide for Turfgrass Managers
University of Georgia – Turf Disease Control
Major Chemical Groups of Turfgrass Fungicides
University of Kentucky – Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases 2008
North Carolina State University – Turfgrass Pest Management Manual
Penn State University – Managing Turfgrass Diseases
USGA Green Section Record - Infection, Disease, and Symptoms
Insects
Clemson University – Insect Control
University of Florida - 2008 Pest Control Guide for Turfgrass Managers
University of Georgia – Insect Control in Commercial Turf
Insect Pests of Turfgrass
North Carolina State University – Pest Control for Professional Turfgrass Managers
General
Pest Control for Professional Turfgrass Managers
Turfgrass Pest Manual (for purchase)
Diseases of Warm Season Grasses
Midwestern Weed Identifcation and Control
Diseases
National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
University of California - UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines
University of Connecticut - Turfgrass Disease Factsheets
University of Georgia - Turfgrass Diseases in Georgia: Identification and Control
Kansas State University - Turfgrass Disease Factsheets
University of Missouri - Turfgrass Disease Control
North Carolina State University - TurfFiles:Diseases
Purdue University - Purdue Turfgrass Extension Publications
Texas A&M University - Disease Index
Chemical Controls for Turfgrass Diseases
Insects
National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
Ohio State University – Management of Turf Insects and Other Animals
North Carolina State University – Insect Management in Turf
University of California – UC IPM Online – How to Manage Pests – Insects
General
National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
Pesticide Labels and MSDS Sheets
Turfgrass Pests and Beneficials Index
How to Manage Pests in Turfgrass
