Turfmate Turf Library · 5 guides

Turf pests.

Match the damage to the feeding stage before choosing a treatment.

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Across Australia · through the year

A mate for every season.

Choose the climate closest to your site and a month. Find what to watch, what to check, and a relevant next step.

Regional watch points · offset markers have leader lines. Not measured incidence.

Temperate southern and cooler elevated sites. Watch cool wet turf in winter and warm humid spells in summer.

Choose a month

October · Temperate south

Diseases watch

Dollar spot

Mild dewy weather: look for dollar spot and review leaf wetness, airflow and balanced nutrition.

Identification & next steps ↗
Patriot 1L
For confirmed, labelled dollar spot; plan resistance management.
Pests watch

African black beetle & lawn grubs

Review previous grub damage and local egg-hatch timing. Confirm the larval target before planning protection.

Identification & next steps ↗
Liquid Acelepryn
Listed larval pests; target-specific timing and watering apply.
Weeds watch

Summer grass & crabgrass

Plan for annual summer grass before seedlings emerge. Remove or identify existing weeds first.

Identification & next steps ↗
OxaFert 3kg / 20kg
Confirm target species and turf; prevention will not remove existing plants.

Typical watch windows, not a live outbreak map or a spray calendar. Conditions can occur outside these months and across state borders. Grass type, recent weather, irrigation and a confirmed diagnosis take priority. For a site-specific program, email sales@turfmate.com.au.

How to read this planner

The monthly priorities are Turfmate planning guidance inferred from broad climate patterns and the conditions described in each linked technical guide. They do not rank disease prevalence, predict outbreaks or measure local pest pressure. The north’s wet/dry seasons differ from southern seasonal patterns. Use a nearby climate group as a starting point and tell us about your actual site.

Bureau of Meteorology climate zones · Climate classification · Australia outline: Natural Earth, public domain. Regional climate references: Sydney / coastal NSW · Albury–Wodonga / Upper Murray · Mildura / Sunraysia & Murray. These station records support broad climate context, not local disease incidence. Problem-specific technical references and Australian labels are linked in each guide.

You’ve got a mate in turf.

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Send a close-up, a wide photo, your grass variety and location. Tell us when it started, how you water and anything already applied.

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Photography & technical sources

Images are licensed for reuse and attributed below. Some identification photographs were taken outside Australia. Card crops fit the layout; full guide images retain the complete photo. Photographers and reference authors do not endorse Turfmate products.

  • African black beetle & lawn grubs — Photo: kikuyu · source · CC0. Displayed at reduced size; card crops fit the layout.
  • Lawn armyworm — Photo: Richard Fuller · source · CC0. Displayed at reduced size; card crops fit the layout.
  • Black cutworm — Photo: W. M. Hantsbarger, Bugwood.org · source · CC BY 3.0 US. Displayed at reduced size; card crops fit the layout.
  • Spider mites — Photo: CSIRO · source · CC BY 3.0. Displayed at reduced size; card crops fit the layout.

Educational illustrations: Turfmate. Technical references and product labels appear on the individual guides. Reviewed 11 October 2026.