Our data indicates that affected golf courses might start seeing the new flush of adults as soon as sometime during next week, or during the first week of June.

We saw our first tiny ABW larvae this week, only a single one. Our recommendation is to scout for Stage 3 in western ridge and valleys of Virginia.

Stage 2 has been triggered at all of the sites under our watch, except for our Elmhurst Country Club (located in the coldest part of northeastern Pennsylvania).

Everything is lining up that the middle of May will be a critical time for golf courses targeting annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) larvae in fine turf areas...

Things are likely to get a little crazy before tapering off in July. Hit it hard now so you can relax a little as we move through the growing season.

The period to apply early larvicides to target small ABW larvae feeding inside the turfgrass plants is around the corner.

If you have any hotspots you are worried about, I would encourage you to go ahead and take some plugs to see if you can spot larvae yourself.

As predicted in my previous blog last week, we are in Stage 1 of the weevil control program, where adulticide applications should be considered.

All we know so far is that Richmond is ahead of our Williamsburg location, and control tactics have been tailored to follow scouting data. Proper timing...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...