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Articles by Brian Aynardi
Focus on Fungicides
A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR Segway® Fungicide SC: Best uses for a product that exemplifies more than just industry-leading Pythium control By Brian Aynardi, Ph.D. When speaking with superintendents about the use of fungicides for control of Pythium diseases, I often ask, “What is one word you would use to describe why you use Segway®?” The precise words may vary, but the adjectives used are all similar: reliable, proven, trusted, consistent and dependable.
Turf Care: Summer Disease Solutions
Summer is in full swing, and once again professional lawn care operators are faced with a familiar foe—turf disease. From June through August, cool-season grasses are more commonly affected by disease than warm-season grasses—which tend to experience more disease pressure in the spring and fall.
Understanding turf fungicide resistance and FRAC codes
June 18, 2020 | Brian Aynardi, Ph.D., Northeast research scientist, PBI-Gordon Photos courtesy of PBI-Gordon Fungicides have been used widely in the golf course industry for more than 100 years, since the Bordeaux mixture was first used to control brown patch at the Arlington Turf Gardens, located between Arlington National Cemetery and the Potomac River, in 1917. Over the past century, many fungicide groups with a variety of modes of action have been developed by research scientists.
Planning for a crisis
An example of damage caused by white grubs. © Rob Golembiewski Temperatures are starting to jump across the country and all sorts of pests are warming up for their perpetual return. Prepare yourself. Bayer is still awaiting EPA approval for its new insecticide with the active ingredient Tetraniliprole — the company expects the green light later this year — but a number of industry experts have been testing it for years.
How to get through the next few months
Golf Course Industry Magazine May 2020 Columns - golf therapy © Adobe Stock No matter where your course is located, the next few months are going to be demanding. As I write this in late April, about half of all United States courses are open for play. That number is likely to increase steadily by the end of spring.
Union Fungicide SC: Q&A with Brian Aynardi, Ph.D.
February 21, 2020 | Brian Aynardi, Ph.D. Photos courtesy of PBI-Gordon Editor’s note: The following article was supplied by PBI-Gordon. All product claims, research cited and other information is directly from the company. A history of Union and its active ingredients, cyazofamid and azoxystrobin Union is a premix fungicide of cyazofamid and azoxystrobin that will be available as an SC (suspension concentrate) formulation.
Spring dead spot prevention
Spring dead spot on a non-treated control plot during a trial at Nutters Crossing Golf Course in Salisbury, Md. Photo courtesy of PBI-Gordon Editor’s note: The following article was supplied by PBI-Gordon. All product claims, research cited and other information is directly from the company.
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