Around the Turf Scene

On this special episode of the Around the Turf Scene Podcast, Justin Stewart and Dave Hillger join Beth Berry to discuss crabgrass prevention. Justin and Dave talk about using Dimension for pre-emergent and early post-emergent crabgrass control. Dimension contains the active ingredient dithiopyr. Listen to learn what makes Dimension unique, including how it compares to prodiamine products. This po...

On this episode of the Around the Turf Scene Podcast, Dr. Gregg Munshaw and Brian Winka join Rusty to discuss bluemuda, a growing concept they’ve developed over the past several years. The idea is to grow bluegrass and bermudagrass together in the transition zone to maximize performance year round. It’s a trend that first started on athletic fields but has since expanded to golf courses and even r...

On our first episode of the Around the Turf Scene Podcast, Nikki Hendrickson joins Rusty to discuss white grub management in turfgrass. Control options for preventing white grubs include imidacloprid (Merit), clothianidin (Arena), and chlorantraniliprole (Acelepryn), and curative treatment options include trichlorfon (Dylox) and carbaryl (Sevin). Tune in to learn about application timing, insectic...

In this bonus episode, Rusty continues his conversation with Entomologist, Nikki Hendrickson. It’s almost time for Brood X, the periodical cicada, the 17-year cicada! Tune in to find out when you can expect their emergence and what kind of damage to look out for, plus information about the cicada killer wasp.