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In central and northern New Jersey, the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations are moving along with larvae now present up to the third stage. If...
Most sites in central and northern New Jersey should now be at peak adult densities on the short-mown turf, if not already slightly past peak. The heat...
The bizarre weather year continues for Pennsylvania. Last week alone (April 30 to May 4) saw our ABW population shift into a higher gear.
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...
One of the hardest decisions to make in turf management is the decision to do nothing. Many times this applies to what to do when turf is under the most...
Many of us cannot remember a spring this cold in the Mid-Atlantic region. Many golf courses have not even sprayed a fungicide yet, and typically by this...
We are nearing the end of April and are currently running about 100 growing degree days (GDD) behind where we were in 2017 in central and western Pennsylvania...
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...
Been a long time coming, but annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) season is officially here. Because we are monitoring in completely different regions of western...
In my last blog in March, I speculated about the effect of the two-week spell of very cold weather around the New Year on annual bluegrass weevil (ABW...
The Turfgrass Entomology Laboratory at Penn State is looking forward to another WeevilTrak season…..whenever that may be. The recent snowfall generated...
Another season approaching, another Nor’easter in the forecast! This seems to have been the trend the past few weeks here in the mid-Atlantic and north...
The March of 2018 has been a lot like the March of 2017. Snowfall, cold nights and cool days have marked the weather in the Mid-Atlantic region. Following...
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...
Another WeevilTrak season is ahead of us. I’ll be again keeping track of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) at Pine Brook Golf Course in Manalapan, New Jersey...
September 2017 was warmer than July and August. For most of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, there was no measurable rainfall from Sept. 6 until...
As the weevil population winds down in northern New England, it's not too early to plan for next year. While your memory is still fresh, ask yourself...
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...
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