All turfgrasses are hosts, but are not generally killed. Avoid high nitrogen and thatch. Remove leaves in the fall and mow late into the fall. This foliage disease occurs primarily in the spring and fall, sometimes during prolonged rainy periods in summer. Circular or irregular 3-12 in.
Blades are often water-soaked and covered with the diagnostic pink gelatinous fungal growth.
Dead leaves in thin, affected areas are straw brown, tan or slightly pinkish. Red, brittle thread like strands can be seen extending from the tips of dried infected grass blades. All turfgrasses are hosts especially perennial ryegrass and fine fescues. Affects only the blades does not kill turf. Avoid low nitrogen, excess thatch, and drought stress.