Category Archives: Pink Patch Lawn Disease

Pink patch lawn disease (limonomyces roseipellis) is a parasitic fungus which infects lawns all across the UK. It infects fescue and some rye grass species of grass.

It is encouraged by warm, humid weather and is most troublesome during warm springs and early summer.

Pink patch can appear whenever the weather is favourable.

Find out more about pink patch, it’s association with red thread and how to control it in these blog pages.

Pink patch lawn disease (Limonomyces roseipellis)

Pink patch lawn disease (limonomyces roseipellis)

Pink patch (Limonomyces roseipellis) is a parasitic fungus which can infect lawn grass. It often appears in conjunction with red thread lawn disease, causing similar symptoms. The disease causes areas of grass to discolour. These are usually circular, but they can coalesce into larger areas. These patches can appear over a few days, and may stay for several… Read More »