Pink Patch

A fungal disease caused by Limonomyces roseipellis. It will typically occur with red thread, under the same conditions and host plants, with a pinkish mycelium initially growing on the margins of grass leaves but without fine needles (unlike red thread). Summer to autumn can be key times for this disease to attack, primarily when there is a lack of nitrogen for strong, but not lush, grass growth. Control methods are essentially the same as for red thread disease.