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title: Summer Turf Care Checklist
description: Summer is here, and with it comes different challenges.  Quali-Pro has an arsenal of solutions for summer’s most predictable problems, north or south.
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# [Summer Turf Care Checklist](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/blog/summer-turf-care-checklist)

 Written by [Ian Rodriguez, Ph.D.](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/blog/author/ian-rodriguez) | Jul 10, 2019 3:56:29 PM

# **Summer Turf Care Checklist**

July, August, and September.  Summer is in full swing, and with it comes different challenges depending on the region.  Quali-Pro has a full arsenal of solutions for the summer’s most predictable and “least wanted” problems whether north or south.

## **Northern Summers**

Dollar spot can be an issue all summer long.  Resistance to several fungicide modes of action (MOA) have been confirmed making a rotational program a must.  Combining the low resistance-risk **[Chlorothalonil](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=disease-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24030&hsLang=en-us) **with a rotation of **[Propiconazole](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=disease-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24253&hsLang=en-us)** (DMI)or **[Ipro2](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=disease-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24176&hsLang=en-us)** (dicarboxamide) can provide a good start.  The multiple MOAs in [**Enclave**](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?id=24086&hsLang=en-us) also fight resistance while providing control, and serves well as a foundation to build a seasonal program on with less tank mixing and fewer products to buy.

 

 

On the summer insect front up north, it is not too late to reduce late summer and fall damage from annual grubs like masked chafers with an application of **[Imidacloprid](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=insect-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24171&hsLang=en-us)**.  Remember to water sufficiently to move the product through the thatch layer for best results.

<https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=insect-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24171&hsLang=en-us>

## **Southern Summers**

Unfortunately, imported fire ants are active and widespread in summer and pose a potential health risk to people and pets.  **[Taurus Trio G](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=insect-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=21942&hsLang=en-us)** is easy to apply and provides good knockdown and excellent lasting control for fire ants as well as good mole cricket prevention. ** [Bifenthrin](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?id=16247&hsLang=en-us)** remains a standard, fast curative treatment for the peak of chinch bug season and can continue to be a valuable rescue tool as sod webworms and armyworms begin showing up later in the summer and into fall.

<https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=insect-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=21942&hsLang=en-us>

Way down in St. Augustinegrass regions, heavy summer rains are often followed by increased take-all root rot activity, which, true to its name, can result in total loss of turf if not controlled.  University work has repeatedly shown that the most dependable curative approach for this disease are products combining a DMI and a strobilurin such as [**Strobe Pro**](https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?id=24979&hsLang=en-us), which can provide control up to 28 days and allow time for good root regeneration and returning color.

<https://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/quali-pro/product-details/?cat_1=disease-control&cat_2=&cat_3=&csite=qualipro&id=24979&hsLang=en-us>

 

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