Red thread disease is a very common lawn disease in many backyards. It is a troublesome fungal disease that may not completely kill grass but does leave problems in its wake through the creation ...

Multnomah County Courtesy of OSU Extension Service A: This sounds like red thread lawn disease caused by the fungus Laetisaria fuciformis. This article, Lawn and Turf Red Thread, gives more ...

Washington County A: Your perennial ryegrass lawn has a fungal disease called, aptly, “red thread.” It is a very common lawn disease in western Oregon and Washington. It is worse under moist ...

"Pay attention to not causing any undue stress on the lawn by mowing short. And keep an eye out these diseases will stop, ...

Last week I received a text from my son that included a photo of brown spots in his lawn. Being a brand new homeowner (and now having to take care of a lawn), he was concerned about these spots ...

Toolstation's expert explained: “If your lawn has taken on a reddish tint, it’s often a sign of a fungal disease called red thread, especially after a period of warm, wet weather." What is red ...

Discovered that a fungus known as red thread is a common cause of patches of dead grass on lawns during wet summers (hey, it isn’t even summer yet but it sure has been WET) and in autumn.

Laetisaria fuciformis, the fungus that causes Red Thread in lawns, is one of thousands of fungi that live in turf but is harmless without the right weather conditions. The problem arises when soil ...

Q Towards the middle of last summer our back lawn slowly became infected with what I believe may be red thread disease. At the end of the summer, it was also appearing in our front lawn.

Other unwanted fungi that may lurk under leaf piles include Rhizoctonia leguminicola fungus, which turns grass brown, or red thread, a lawn disease caused by Laetisaria fuciformis, reports Homes ...

The lawn disease is known to be resistant to fungicides ... How to treat it: High humidity and poor air circulation provide a breeding ground for red thread, so aerating and dethatching are the best ...