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The 2020 ABW Season is here!March 12, 2020

We now have three sites across the western part of North Carolina which will give us a good snapshot at what is happening, in terms of timing and ABW...

ABW: The Next GenerationJune 5, 2019

The busiest time of the year for ABW has officially started. Sites in both the northern and southern areas if North Carolina have started showing moderate...

NC May WeevilTrak UpdateMay 3, 2019

It has been a relatively slow start to the ABW 2019 season so far in North Carolina. Although ABW adults became active in mid-March throughout the state...

Don’t panic, ABW season in North Carolina has not started in most areas…yet.March 21, 2019

In fact, 2019 is currently shaping up to be very similar to 2018: initial warm-up in February followed by cooler temperatures and rain (in some areas...

August Weevil Update for North CarolinaAugust 20, 2018

Despite adult count during increases the last week of July (record highs in some places), very little damage has been observed so far in August. In past...

2018: The Year of RainJuly 25, 2018

2018 has been the year of rain. And currently, the forecast across the western part of North Carolina is calling for more rain over the next 10 days....

Be vigilant before ABW summer damage appearsJune 22, 2018

Although there has been some rainfall out west, it is nothing compared to what we saw during the month of May. As mentioned in the previous blog post...

After the rain, comes the damageMay 31, 2018

The amount of rain western North Carolina has received the past month is record-breaking. And as we've seen in the past, when the rain starts to let up...

If you haven’t already, brace yourselfMay 23, 2018

It is so wet out there. So far in the month of May, we are more than three inches above the average amount of precipitation at multiple sampling sites...

They’ve Finally ArrivedApril 19, 2018

Been a long time coming, but annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) season is officially here. Because we are monitoring in completely different regions of western...

Fewer Weevils in North Carolina... For NowAugust 3, 2017

If you have been keeping up with WeevilTrak blog posts from my colleagues, you may notice that, in the last few weeks, the general consensus is that weevil...

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...

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...

As Spring Weather Stabilizes in NC, Look out for ABWApril 24, 2017

Following a long, cold March, the weather has seemed to stabilize and is finally consistent with average April temperatures in North Carolina. Last week...

ABW NC 2017: Where to start?March 30, 2017

Weird weather breeds weird insect behaviors. That's a saying, right? This year, across western North Carolina, we had an extremely warm February with...

Two Years Sampling in North Carolina: What Have We Learned?September 19, 2016

Annual bluegrass weevil activity(ABW) in North Carolina has wrapped up for the 2016 season. Even areas that saw some moderate late-season (late August...

ABW Season wrapping up in North CarolinaAugust 19, 2016

It looks like the ABW season is just about finished for 2016 in North Carolina. In the Beech Mountain and Banner Elk areas, ABW activity has declined...

Keep Up the ABW Monitoring in North CarolinaJuly 26, 2016

Good news for anyone monitoring for annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) in the northwestern part of North Carolina: adult activity is minimal, and little to...

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