Necrotic ring spot, also known as frog eye because of the unique pattern it creates on your lawn, is a harmful lawn disease that affects the cool-season grasses in Iowa during the fall season. This disease appears as circular rings of dead grass and attacks the roots of your lawn, making it particularly destructive, and if it's on your lawn, you should treat it immediately. However, the symptoms could look similar to drought or other diseases, so you should hire a professional to confirm whether or not it's necrotic ring spot. Once you confirm that you are dealing with this lawn disease, you should sign up for a curative treatment. Professionals will apply an effective fungicide to get rid of the disease and recommend other lawn care treatments to help it recover; fertilization, aeration, and overseeding are great services that will help to replenish your lawn's health.

What is necrotic ring spot and what does it look like?

Necrotic ring spot lawn disease found in client's property in Clive, IA.

Necrotic ring spot is a lawn disease that affects cool-season grasses, primarily Kentucky bluegrass. This disease attacks the roots of your grass and will start showing in late summer-early fall, though it could also present itself during the growing season. Also known as frog eye, this lawn disease appears as circular rings of dead grass around a patch of healthy grass; this unique pattern earned itself the name because it resembles a frog's eye.

Hire a professional to confirm that your lawn is suffering from necrotic ring spot.

While necrotic ring spot presents a unique pattern, the symptoms could look similar to drought or other diseases - especially in the early stages. Because of this, you should hire a professional to confirm that your lawn is suffering from this lawn disease. Once they have confirmed that your lawn is indeed suffering from necrotic ring spot, you can move forward with the process of treating this lawn disease.

Schedule a curative treatment to eliminate this lawn disease from your property.

Core aerator machine unplugging cores from lawn in Altoona, IA.

Once you've confirmed with a professional that your lawn is suffering from necrotic ring spot, you should schedule a curative treatment immediately. Professionals will apply an effective fungicide to eliminate this lawn disease from your property, preventing further harm to your lawn. However, the treatments can't reverse any damage that has already been done. To help your lawn recover from any damage, you can schedule the following lawn care services:

  • Fertilization - Fertilization will supply your lawn with the nutrients it needs to grow healthy and strong.
  • Aeration - Aeration gives the roots of your grass better access to essential nutrients and resources, which will help it recover.
  • Overseeding - Overseeding will fill in any bare or patchy areas caused by this disease with healthy green grass.

Some professional lawn care companies also offer preventative fungicide treatments to protect your lawn from necrotic ring spot.

Is your lawn suffering from necrotic ring spot? Call to schedule our necrotic ring spot control service!

At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we have been treating necrotic ring spot since 1988 and have extensive knowledge on this damaging lawn disease. Because this lawn disease is common during the fall in Iowa, we offer our necrotic ring spot control service to properties in and around Des Moines, West Des Moines, and Ankeny. We use an effective curative treatment to eliminate this disease from your lawn and provide fertilization, aeration, and overseeding services to help it recover from the damage. If you're concerned that your lawn may be susceptible to contracting this lawn disease, we offer preventative fungicide treatments to protect your turf and prevent it from taking over. If you're a homeowner or business owner, give us a call today at (515) 289-2020 to schedule our necrotic ring spot control service and cure your lawn of this destructive disease.