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Practicing PatienceMarch 23, 2016

We are hurtling toward the start of ABW season in central and western Pennsylvania. This has been a bizarre season so far, but we have come to expect...

The end is nearSeptember 10, 2015

I have received quite a few reports of ABW damage in the last few weeks, occurring on golf courses from northern New York to southern Virginia. The reports...

Looking back to look forward in ABW Management in 2015July 23, 2015

2015 has been a wacky year for weather and in turn, insects. The benign conditions have allowed insect pests, including Annual Bluegrass Weevil (ABW...

Time To Be Hyper-Vigilant About Annual Bluegrass WeevilsJune 24, 2015

Last week was the first big flush of first generation (summer) adults that we have observed in central Pennsylvania. You might be wondering, "I am just...

Preparing for Larvicide Applications in PennsylvaniaMay 21, 2015

We have had a rapid change in the development of our annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations in Pennsylvania since my last blog entry (though it appears...

Weevil update from PennsylvaniaMay 1, 2015

The past week was relatively cool in most parts of Pennsylvania, with only a few Growing Degree Days (GDDs) being accumulated. Our research sites in...

This is Only the Tip of the IcebergApril 20, 2015

Our lab spent much of the week looking for annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) adults, and trying to get a handle on where the majority of the adult population...

Expect the UnexpectedMarch 23, 2015

This is the first year I will be participating in WeevilTrak™, though I have been an interested observer since the program's inception. I have been investigating...

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