Turfgrass Pest
Management Reports
A peer-reviewed journal dedicated to applied chemical, cultural, and biological management of turfgrass pests — built for the people who manage turf every day.
Why TPMR Exists
TPMR was founded to close the gap between university turfgrass research and the practitioners who apply it daily. Superintendents, sports turf managers, and lawn care professionals need timely, credible research — not studies buried in journals written primarily for an academic audience.
We operate on a membership and submission-fee model. Authors pay a modest fee when their manuscript is accepted for publication — not at initial submission. That fee sustains editorial operations, anonymous peer review, and ongoing platform development. Members at the Basic tier and above gain access to full efficacy tables, raw data, downloadable PDFs, and author contact information. Free accounts can browse all published abstracts and the complete pest and product reference libraries at no cost.
Reports follow a consistent structure so readers can quickly identify treatment protocols, statistical outcomes, and practical implications without wading through dense methods sections. The people maintaining golf courses, athletic fields, and public green spaces deserve the same quality of evidence-based guidance as any other professional discipline.
Core Principles
Peer-Reviewed
Every report undergoes anonymous review by qualified subject-matter experts before publication. Editorial decisions are made independently of submission fees.
Turf-Centric
TPMR is exclusively focused on managed turfgrass systems — golf courses, athletic fields, lawn care, and sod production. No scope creep into adjacent disciplines.
Standardized Format
A consistent report structure — treatments, application timing, statistical outcomes, and practical takeaways — makes it easy to compare results across trials and sites.
Practitioner-Focused
Written for the superintendents, sports turf managers, and lawn care professionals who apply this research in the field, not just for academics reading behind an institutional login.
Scope
TPMR publishes applied efficacy research across four pest disciplines. All covered species are relevant to managed turfgrass in golf, sports turf, lawn care, and sod production contexts.
Diseases
10 profilesFungal, bacterial, and oomycete pathogens — dollar spot, brown patch, pythium, anthracnose, and more.
Insects
5 profilesWhite grubs, chinch bugs, billbugs, armyworms, sod webworms, and other turf-damaging arthropods.
Weeds
5 profilesPre- and post-emergent control of grassy and broadleaf weeds — crabgrass, goosegrass, nutsedge, and more.
Nematodes
5 profilesPlant-parasitic nematodes affecting turf roots — sting, lance, ring, and root-knot species.
Studies conducted in North America are prioritized. International submissions addressing species and climates relevant to a broad turfgrass readership are also considered.
Get Involved
Researchers can submit trial reports. Qualified professionals can apply to join the reviewer pool.