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The weevils are coming – but don’t shoot yet!April 17, 2019

As the temperature finally begins to warm up in the Pioneer Valley, we are finally beginning to see Forsythia blooming, along with star magnolias and...

A “normal” spring so far…April 1, 2019

I will be assisting Dr. Olga Kostromytska in monitoring seven sites in southern New England this year. Two sites are new to us, but we will also be monitoring...

Rain, rain, go away!July 27, 2018

Most of New England has experienced the same steady, unrelenting rain that so many of the WeevilTrak bloggers have mentioned. We have had over six inches...

Don’t let your guard down against ABWJune 22, 2018

The first generation of annual bluegrass weevils appears to be winding down in some parts of southern New England, and just reaching its peak in some...

Annual bluegrass weevils - Here they come!May 25, 2018

After a very cool spring, the annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) are finally beginning to show up in turf samples from golf courses in southern New England.

New England May WeevilTrak updateMay 2, 2018

Most of us in the northeastern states have been commenting on what a cool spring this has been so far. Now we have the data to prove it. But as temperatures...

A Very Slow Start for ABW in Southern New EnglandApril 23, 2018

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) season is off to a very slow start in southern New England. We are monitoring five sites for the Syngenta WeevilTrak...

Weevils on their way to New England soonMarch 16, 2018

Many golf course superintendents in coastal New England have three feet of snow on the ground – or more! And there are rumors of yet another storm heading...

ABW activity winding down in New EnglandSeptember 1, 2017

This year has been unusually "quiet" for ABW activity in southern New England. At least I received very few phone calls or e-mails asking how to manage...

Summer ’17 ABW reportJuly 28, 2017

My observations of the summer of 2017 very closely mirror those of my colleagues. In general, weevil damage in southern New England seems to be lower...

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 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...

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...

What a difference a year (or two) makesMarch 27, 2017

What a difference a year (or two!) makes! The local television weather forecaster said last night that so far the average temperature for March has been...

Summer ChallengesJuly 15, 2016

While most superintendents in New England appear to have gotten through the first generation of weevil activity without too much trouble, the potential...

ABW are Completing the First Generation in Southern New EnglandJune 27, 2016

Annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) are completing the first generation in southern New England even as I type. We are beginning to see new adults at most...

Larvae on the move in New EnglandJune 9, 2016

We have been processing the samples from one of our field trials this week, and have noticed some things that are a little unusual relative to annual...

Buckle your seat belts, here we go!June 1, 2016

Samples sent to us this week from around southern New England have confirmed that ABW larvae are finally hatching and becoming active. After several weeks...

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