Algae

• Lichens on Trees

  Paul Pugliese.

  August 9, 2021

  

  Chances are, some or maybe even all of your trees on your property have a scaly-like substance all over them. What is it? And could it be a sign the tree is dying? UGA Extension Agent Paul Pugliese will answer those questions on the Farm Monitor.

  Posted in: Algae, Diseases, Trees, Video

• Slippery Lawns

  Paul Pugliese.

  July 25, 2019

  

  With the recent dry weather encouraging the use, and possible overuse of irrigation systems, and then the recent tropical conditions (high rainfall and humidity), we have had several pictures and questions about a jelly-like substance growing in lawns.  The jelly-like “stuff” is a Nostoc algae, a type of cyanobacterium formerly classified as blue-green algae.  It…

  Posted in: Algae, Lawns, Water