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Where are all of the Weevils?July 20, 2017

The past month has been fairly slow for ABW activity. I have had more conversations with superintendents that are just not seeing the populations of...

Mid-Atlantic Report: Shifting FocusJuly 7, 2017

We've reached the point in the season in the mid-Atlantic when we tend to see more of the damage associated with annual bluegrass weevil larvae feeding...

All quiet on the western frontJune 30, 2017

The last week of May was a very busy time in North Carolina in terms of ABW management. At both northern and southern sites, adult and larval numbers...

June ABW Update for Southern New EnglandJune 26, 2017

Many of the golf courses in southern New England are approaching the end of the first generation. Samples we received this week from our WeevilTrak sites...

First Generation Weevil Update from Northern New EnglandJune 22, 2017

It's June 21st and the first generation of ABW is over for many courses.Overall, those that followed the WeevilTrak program had good results controlling...

ABW spring generation close to complete in central and northern NJJune 20, 2017

In central New Jersey, annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations should be primarily in the pupa stage and/or the teneral (new, still reddish) adult stage...

Is the worst over?June 19, 2017

We are nearing the end of the 1st generation larvae in many locations between Ohio and central Pennsylvania. ABW damage was very apparent during the...

First Round of Damage: Observations and What We LearnedJune 19, 2017

Let me start this blog by saying that the annual bluegrass weevil continues to give us a roller coaster ride and not one year is the same. Currently in...

Calm Before the Storm – Mid-Atlantic UpdateJune 9, 2017

As we lead into the unofficial start of summer here in the Mid-Atlantic, we are now having the occasional cool/cold day mixed in amongst predominately...

May ABW Update: PA and Southern NJMay 22, 2017

We started to find consistent densities of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) larvae in untreated check plots throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern...

ABW Development Update: North CarolinaMay 19, 2017

Although the weather has continued to throw us for a loop, particularly in northern North Carolina, temperatures have consistently stayed in the 60s or...

Central PA to OH: The final push for Generation 1May 17, 2017

It has been a month since my last blog post. At that time, adulticide applications were being made in western Pennsylvania, and central Pennsylvania and...

Start getting ready for curative ABW larvicides in central NJ, not quite there, yet, in northern NJMay 12, 2017

This week I have two very different scenarios to offer, and I am scratching my head over it. In central New Jersey at Pine Brook Golf Course, adult densities...

Time for early ABW larvicides in central NJ, getting there in northern NJMay 4, 2017

While adult ABW densities stay high, small larvae have started to show up on fairways in central and northern NJ. In fact, at both Pine Brook Golf Course...

First larvae showing up in MassachusettsMay 4, 2017

The samples we received from two of our cooperators (Chicopee, MA and Albany, NY) had a couple second instars in them this week. The warm weather we experienced...

How do we compare to last year?April 28, 2017

It's always fun and helpful to compare present pest and cultural problems to the past. Did this problem occur earlier, or later than last year? Are we...

Change is finally on the way in New EnglandApril 27, 2017

March and the early part of April were quite cool, so the overwintering weevils did not start moving at many southern New England locations until last...

Full Speed Ahead in Mid-AtlanticApril 26, 2017

We have now officially pulled up the anchor in Northern Virginia and Maryland and ABW populations are running at full speed. We've accumulated over 200...

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