Lawn Disease Control Services in MN
Protect Your Lawn from Common Diseases
Lawn diseases can strike year-round, affecting both the appearance and health of your grass, with root-infecting diseases causing death and leaf-infecting diseases leaving unsightly brown grass. At bioLawn, we specialize in identifying and treating these issues with eco-friendly, targeted solutions. While fungicides can halt further damage, prevention is key, and our Disease Control Services are designed to protect and preserve your lawn’s health and beauty throughout the season.
Disease Treatment Services
Root Infecting Disease Control
Our Root Infecting Disease Control Program includes two applications, typically between April and June, tailored to prevent and manage root infecting lawn diseases that can kill grass.
Program Highlights:
- Preventative treatments applied in the spring to protect against new infections.
- Applied prior to visual symptoms to keep your lawn looking its best.
- Best for lawns with a history of Summer Patch or Necrotic Ring Spot.
Leaf Infecting Disease Control
Included in the bioBoost & bioBest Lawn Care Program
Our bioBoost & bioBest Lawn Care Programs include treatments during the season to tackle the most common lawn leaf diseases we encounter in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Receiving all visits in the program is important to maintaining leaf disease control.
Program Highlights:
- Treatments protect against new infections.
- Reduces the spread of lawn diseases.
- Best for lawns with a history of Dollar Spot, Red Thread, or Rust
Snow Mold Disease Control
bioLawn’s Snow Mold Disease Control reduces snow mold infection throughout the winter, so your lawn comes out of winter with fewer brown patches and is more uniform through green up. The Snow Mold Disease Treatment is typically applied in November before snowfall.
Program Highlights:
- Treatments absorb into the plant to reduce infection under winter snow
- Best for lawns with a history of Snow Mold Disease or who want the lawn to look better in the early spring.
Need to know what disease is in your lawn?
Send a photo via text or email to our office and our agronomist will identify which disease is in your lawn and recommend action steps. For the best recommendation, take a few photos from different angles from a standing height, a photo from far back and a couple of photos up close. of your worst areas and include photos of your entire lawn. 3-5 photos is ideal.
Why Choose bioLawn for Disease Control?
Trusted Local Experts: Our team holds master’s degrees in Turfgrass Science and has decades of experience managing lawn diseases on golf courses and sports fields.
Expert Diagnosis: Our in-house agronomists accurately identify insect issues through photos or on-site visits.
Long-Term Protection: We provide solutions to repair lawn damage and prevent future insect problems.
Why Choose bioLawn for Disease Control?
Trusted Local Experts: Our team holds master’s degrees in Turfgrass Science and has decades of experience managing lawn diseases on golf courses and sports fields.
Expert Diagnosis: Our in-house agronomists accurately identify insect issues through photos or on-site visits.
Long-Term Protection: We provide solutions to repair lawn damage and prevent future insect problems.
Learn More About Lawn Disease
Watch: Did the Twin Cities swee more lawn disease in 2024
Learn about why disease happens, the most common lawn diseases we see in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and what a homeowner can do to reduce lawn disease in their yard. This video also covers long term disease management options.
Check out our blogs about lawn diseases for even more information on managing red thread, summer patch, dollar spot, necrotic ring spot and other diseases
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Lawn Disease FAQs
When can I expect lawn diseases?
Lawn diseases can infect Twin Cities lawns at any time of the year. Yes, even under the snow lawn disease can happen. However, the type of disease that infects varies based on the time of year and weather conditions. The lawn diseases that kill grass typically infect during May and June. Where as the lawn diseases that cause cosmetic issues occur at all times of year.
How do I know if lawn disease is cosmetic or killed my lawn?
To identify if a lawn disease has killed your lawn, we typically look at the crown of the grass plant. If the crown is alive, then the grass will grow out of the brown leaves you see currently. However, if the crown is not alive, then seeding or sodding is the way to repair disease damage.
What are the common triggers of lawn disease?
Diseases are present in most soils. Therefore, we are typically waiting for the right weather conditions for the disease to infect. Those “right” conditions are usually moisture and high humidity. Poor airflow in an area often contributes to higher humidity and thus more disease as well.
How can I minimize spreading disease?
Avoid mowing when the grass is wet. Wait for the grass to dry out before mowing.
How does watering influence lawn disease?
Watering is best done in the early morning 5-8am to avoid encouraging disease. Watering in the evening or overnight increases how long the grass is wet and thus increases the potential for disease.
Do disease treatments work?
Yes disease treatments work to limit the amount of lawn disease. It is important that disease treatments be applied before the disease is present as disease treatments can only protect against new infections. However, many times we start treatments once the disease starts to show to prevent the disease from spreading in the lawn.
Ready to stop lawn disease and protect your grass?
Get a custom lawn disease control quote or contact us with any questions. Our team both in the office and the field is dedicated to making this a great experience.