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Syngenta launches new mobile app for turf professionals

The app's customizable dashboard ensures that essential data, predictions and recommendations are always at users' fingertips.

Give it a go: Plant growth regulators are an underutilized tool for lawn care operators looking to manage turf growth. (Photo: Nufarm)

Plant growth regulators: 2025’s MVP

Plant growth regulators are versatile tools to lean on in 2025 to overcome labor shortages, maximize on-site productivity, reduce costs and improve overall turf health.

Pink snow mold can grow any time grass is wet and soil temperatures dip below 40 degrees F. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Stop snow mold in its tracks this year

Understanding the causes, symptoms and preventive measures for snow mold is crucial for maintaining a healthy and aesthetically pleasing lawn.

Syngenta introduces two new active ingredients

Syngenta revealed two new active ingredients pending registration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Isocycloseram, a broad-spectrum insecticide active ingredient which will be marketed as Plinazolin technology, and cyclobutrifluram, a nematicide and fungicide active ingredient to be marketed as Tymirium technology.

Pink snow mold, characterized by the color of its patch edges, targets both blade and root in affected grass. (Photo: Nufarm)

What you need to know about pink snow mold

Experts share the ways pink snow mold can wreak havoc on turfgrass.

Syngenta’s Acelepryn Xtra insecticide now registered for use on lawns

Two modes of action with this insecticide offer broader-spectrum control for grubs, billbugs, chinch bugs, ants and more.

Crane flies spend most of their life cycle as larvae, leaving plenty of time to cause turf damage. (Photo: Ben MCgraw Ph.D.)

Experts share how to properly identify and combat crane flies

Learn what cultural controls and preventive applications will help you get ahead of this emerging pest.

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Syngenta launches Compendium fungicide to combat a wide variety of turfgrass diseases

Compendium fungicide from Syngenta offers LCOs one tool to help manage a variety of common turfgrass diseases.

Lawn growth regulators reduce the frequency of mowing and create a healthier plant. (Photo: Henfaes/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Why there’s more to PGRs than meets the eye

PGRs offer more than just growth regulation and reduced maintenance needs, according to these experts.

Correct timing of preemergent herbicide applications is crucial for doveweed control. (Photo: Syngenta)

Unlocking the secrets of successful doveweed control

Learn how to scout and control this stubborn summer annual.

For Pythium blight to take hold in a lawn, it needs three key factors: a susceptible host, the right environmental conditions and the disease to be present. (Photo: PBI-Gordon)

How to keep Pythium blight out of your turf

Pros in the industry share tips on how to identify and prevent the most common and destructive turfgrass disease.

Hunting billbugs, found in warm-season turf, can overwinter as both larvae and adults which makes controlling them that much harder. (Photo: Syngenta)

Are those brown spots on the turf caused by billbugs or another pest?

When scouting, learn to make an accurate diagnosis and save valuable time and resources.

People in the news: Promotions, hirings and award winners from Syngenta, Landscape Workshop, Davey Tree and more

The latest green industry hirings and promotions from Landscape Workshop, Syngenta, PBI-Gordon, Felling Trailers and more.

Syngenta’s new warm-season turf herbicide controls more than 40 weeds

Syngenta said Recongnition herbicide is suited for broadcast applications and is an alternative to burndown herbicides.

Syngenta expands its label for Manuscript herbicide

Postemergent weed control now labeled for use on cool-season turf for control of ryegrass, foxtails and more.

Fertility management, combined with disease and insect control are keys to keep crabgrass at bay. (Photo: Syngenta)

Stay a step ahead of herbicide resistance in crabgrass and goosegrass

With few active ingredients for crabgrass and goosegrass control, learn what you can do to keep them in your arsenal as long as possible.

Dallisgrass is commonly mistaken for crabgrass. An easy way to tell the difference is the weed’s height, with dallisgrass being taller of the two. (Photo courtesy of PBI Gordon Corp.)

Successful strategies to win the battle against dallisgrass

Industry pros share some keys to success which will allow you to gain the upper hand on this aggressive warm-season weed.

People on the Move: Hirings, promotions and awards from Syngenta, Bartlett, Senske and more

The latest promotions, hirings and news from green industry companies such as Syngenta, Bartlett Tree Experts, Senske Services, Rainbow Ecoscience and more.

Asiatic garden beetle; European chafer; green June beetle; Japanese beetle; typical masked chafer; oriental beetle; Typical May/June beetle, black turfgrass ataenius. (Photo: Ohio State University Extension)

Management tips for common grubs

Before beginning treatment to combat grub damage, hear from some experts to learn how proper pest identification will help ensure the best control results.

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The GreenTrust® 365 Lawn and Landscape Early Order Program offers many ways to save on industry-leading products including Acelepryn® insecticide and Barricade® herbicide (both supported…

Syngenta: Acelepryn insecticide

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Acelepryn® insecticide provides lawn care operators with leading season-long control of grubs, billbugs and turf caterpillars with low rates, no signal word and just one…

Britt Wood, CEO of NALP, introduced the organization’s new event last year. Wood said this new event, held in different cities every year, was a response to member feedback. (Photo: Philippe Nobile Photography)

Take an inside look as the NALP gears for inaugural Elevate conference

As the NALP readies for its inaugural Elevate event, board members give an inside look at what’s planned for the new conference.

This postemergent mesotrione application on crabgrass resulted in bleached plants. Similar effects could happen with topramezone applications. (Photo: Aaron Hathaway, Nufarm)

Get the scoop on crabgrass and goosegrass treatments

Experts from Nufarm and Syngenta share how preemergent and postemergent herbicide applications offer the best control for crabgrass and goosegrass.

Wild violet, like ground ivy, can be found in shady areas. Both weeds have purple flowers, making it easy for LCOs to misidentify them. (Photo: PBI-Gordon)

Top tips to stop tough turf foes

Nutsedge, clover, ground ivy and wild violet are four of the toughest weeds LCOs face but experts share identification and management tips to combat them.

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