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The following are some of the online publications of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. For a complete listing, please visit the Publications section of the ACES website or contact your local County Agent for more information.

These circulars are available in HTML (Web) or PDF format.  PDF files require Adobe Acrobat to view, but are intended for printing unlike the HTML versions.




General Lawn Care
Selecting Turfgrass for Home Lawns
Home Lawn Maintenance
Bermudagrass Lawns
Centipedegrass Lawns
St. Augustinegrass Lawns
Zoysiagrass Lawns


Insects

    General Information

Common Insect and Disease Pests of Turfgrasses and Ornamentals in Alabama
Calibration of Equipment for Applying Fertilizers and Pesticides to Turfgrass
Disease And Insect Control For Commercial Turf
    Fire Ants
Imported Fire Ants In Lawns, Turf, And Structures
Biological Control of Imported Fire Ants
Getting the Most Out of Your Fire Ant Bait
    June Beetles
Biology and Control of the Green June Beetle\
    Mole Crickets
Controlling Mole Crickets On Lawns And Turf
    White Grubs
Controlling White Grubs On Lawns And Turf


Diseases

    General Information

The Plant Diagnostic Lab
Home Application of Fungicides
Soil Solarization for the Control of Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases
Common Insect and Disease Pests of Turfgrasses and Ornamentals in Alabama
Calibration of Equipment for Applying Fertilizers and Pesticides to Turfgrass
Disease And Insect Control For Commercial Turf
Diseases of Tall Fescue Lawns
    Bermudagrass Decline
Control of Spring Dead Spot and Bermudagrass Decline
    Brown Patch
Controlling Brown Patch on Warm-Season Turfgrasses in Home Lawns
    Dollar Spot
Controlling Dollarspot on Home Lawns
    Fairy Ring
Fairy Ring Control on Warm Season Turfgrasses
    Leaf Spot
Leaf Spot and Rust of Turfgrasses
    Nematodes
Nematode Pests of Turf: Their Identification and Control
Soil Solarization for the Control of Nematodes and Soilborne Diseases
    Rust
Leaf Spot and Rust of Turfgrasses
    Spring Dead Spot
Control of Spring Dead Spot and Bermudagrass Decline


    Take-All Patch / Root Rot

Take-All Root Rot on St. Augeustinegrass

Other Pests
Controlling Deer In Our Nurseries And Landscapes
Moss and Algae Control in Lawns
Slime Molds On Home Lawns