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Still not much weevil activity at our site in Blacksburg, VirginiaApril 18, 2022

Is it a low year for weevils or are we about to find some late bloomers coming in late April? We will keep you posted.

The spring roller coaster continuesApril 14, 2022

If you are planning to treat for ABW adults, it is important to keep your finger on the pulse and not spray on a calendar-based program when possible.

Annual bluegrass weevil updates from New EnglandApril 14, 2022

Remember that even if you start seeing adults on the surface, resist the temptation to use an adulticide before that magical Forsythia "half green - half...

Current “heat wave” in New Jersey should bring peak densities of adult ABW: adulticide applications imminentApril 13, 2022

With the current weather forecast, I expect peak adult densities to occur around Friday, April 15. But after that it will get quite cool for a while so...

Just a little patienceApril 12, 2022

Weevils remain elusive in western and central Pennsylvania largely in part to the extended cold weather. So, please be patient and keep scouting!

First round of ABW appsApril 8, 2022

ABW adult activity at WeevilTrak sites has been low and slow since the first adult appearance in late February. Numbers are consistently below threshold...

Higher growing degree day accumulations may promote ABW activityApril 4, 2022

ABW are already present in all monitoring sites located in central and east Virginia. We highly encourage you to actively scout for ABW adults, considering...

Annual bluegrass weevil ramping up in KentuckyMarch 30, 2022

As we work to best understand the development of annual bluegrass weevil in Kentucky, this wily weevil keeps on throwing us curveballs.

Spring has sprung but the weevils have not in Southwest VirginiaMarch 25, 2022

As of March 25, 2022, in Blacksburg, Virginia, we’ve only accumulated about 39 GDD since March 1. We’re a little behind normal, but there are definite...

ABW scouting has started in New YorkMarch 25, 2022

We’re back at it in upstate New York and have started scouting for ABW near Lake Ontario and in New York’s southern tier.

March MadnessMarch 21, 2022

The turf is beginning to wake up and annual bluegrass weevil activity will be close behind.

Adult activity on the riseMarch 17, 2022

Another weevil season is upon us and while we have had some crazy cold weather in the last week or two, adult annual bluegrass weevils are active.

Annual bluegrass weevil already active in Richmond, VirginiaMarch 15, 2022

We are gearing up to start a new monitoring season for ABW here in Virginia.

ABW adults will soon start migrating: predicting activity and estimating adult populationsMarch 14, 2022

The growing degree day monitors have been placed at Pine Brook Golf Course (Manalapan, New Jersey) and Preakness Hills Country Club (Wayne, New Jersey...

Some ABW adults waking up in Blacksburg, VirginiaMarch 14, 2022

Adult annual bluegrass weevil activity appears to be starting, but, as we know, March weather can change in a heartbeat, and as of Saturday, March 12...

ABW tracking has commenced in southwest Virginia – no sign of the little buggers so farMarch 8, 2022

We have sampled for ABW twice at the Blacksburg Country Club (superintendent Bill Keene), and not found any ABW adults, despite some recent warm sunny...

Patience is the key for ABW control this springMarch 8, 2022

This is the time of the year to be patient with a lot of things including annual bluegrass weevil control measures. Even if you scout and find a few adults...

Dwindling ABW populations in Blacksburg, Virginia – Signing off for the yearSeptember 24, 2021

As we have seen dwindling adult numbers as well as no sign of new larvae as we head into late September, we will stop our WeevilTrak monitoring at this...

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