Two-lined Spittlebug, adult. Next time, start your very own new thread rather than hitchhiking on one that is 6 years old and of a different subject. You'll get more attention to your question PLUS we love to see new posts and new people.

Thanks for the postings and I wanted to update the status. In early June I put down a good dose of Milogranite. Following this grass began to creep over the dead spots but it was literally short lived. In another few weeks it had died again. I guess when the sprawling grass sunk it's roots deep enough it hit the zone where Spring Dead Spot lives, below the surface, killing it. Per the SDS link from FirstAndGoal, I applied a fungicide in mid-September along with another round of Milogranite and again grass is sprawling across the dead spots. It has been a few weeks so maybe things are better. But it is definitely not completely gone. Per the article this will be a long battle. I'll probably apply another does of the fungicide in the next week or two. In case your wondering, I used Scott's Lawn Fungus Control. Thanks again for the help. Will_NC P.S. Here is a pic of one of the spots, you can see the newer grass in a circle where the dead spot was. Not all the dead spots have this much grass. Here is wider view of the back yard.

i thought cypress also, but, couldn't find a picture with this form. ==>> this tree has historically been damaged by something.. probably weather ... hence the lean.. and the lack of horizontals on the left.. ergo, ipso presto.. it is its own form ... the guys would need a closeup of the needles ... for an ID ... cypress is a 'common' name.. some do.. and some dont .. grow in z5.. which i believe IA is .... but i think lots of peeps call the juniper suggested above.. a 'cypress' ... ken

Until weather pattern changes, may not be much point in seeking remedy. Like Dax reports, so-called "anthracnose", not really a specific disease but rather, a constellation of similar-appearing leaf blights-will run rampant on susceptible species. Not sure what you've got there for a plant-a little more context in terms of stems, overall plant view, etc. might help, but in any case, not worth worrying about. These things come and go all over the place all the time, rarely amounting to much. Keep in mind, plants are well-adapted to withstand occasional foliar disturbances. It's the diseases that plug up xylem and/or phloem that really cause trouble. This ain't that. +oM