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Time to get going! ABW numbers are picking up at multiple sites…April 13, 2021

ABW activity and temperatures are heating up in North Carolina.

A Most Unusual StartApril 8, 2021

Growing degree days from northeast Ohio to central Pennsylvania have substantially increased in last seven days. Strange things are happening in terms...

ABW activity subsided with a cold week but sampling is advised with the warm week ahead in Virginia – Stage 1April 6, 2021

Despite a cold week to end the month of March, which slowed down any adult annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) activity in Virginia, the growing degree days...

Annual bluegrass weevil season 2021 in Southern New EnglandApril 6, 2021

All indications are that we will be off to an early start with annual bluegrass weevil activity this spring compared to 2020 season. This season we continue...

2021 ABW Spring Season: Calm Before the StormApril 5, 2021

As of Friday, April 2, things were getting a bit of a late start in North Carolina, especially compared to 2020, when a warm February resulted in early...

March 2021 WeevilTrak UpdateMarch 25, 2021

I have been looking for annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) adults every day since early March. On a few of the warmest days of the year so far, I have found...

Early and alarming ABW activity seen in Virginia – Stage 1March 24, 2021

Growing degree days may not have accumulated that much in Virginia, but other indications are suggesting that a first spray application to target ABW...

WeevilTrak Update March 22, 2021March 22, 2021

Nothing signals the start of the annual bluegrass weevil season more than sitting down to write the opening WeevilTrak blog. This year is looking as though...

Getting ready to track ABW: methods for predicting activity and estimating adult populationsMarch 15, 2021

February in New Jersey was certainly snowy and seemed cold, but temperature-wise it was actually spot-on average. Since we have not had a lot of extreme...

ABW tracking has commenced in Virginia – very little activity so farMarch 11, 2021

As the week of March 6 has brought some warm weather to Virginia ABW have started to appear slowly.

ABW update for late September, 2020 in Virginia – Just a few lingering adult weevilsSeptember 28, 2020

During this last week of September, we are seeing pretty much only a few lingering adults at our three Virginia WeevilTrak locations that will likely...

They are Either Here or They are Not! The last of ABW blogs (I hope) for 2020!September 21, 2020

2020 will go down as crazy and wild year in many factors of our lives. 2020 was a pretty temperate year for annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) as a whole...

Adult peaks and more larvae building up in VirginiaAugust 26, 2020

ABW update for August 25, 2020 in Virginia – Adult peaks and more larvae are building up

Where are the Annual Bluegrass Weevils in the Mid-Atlantic?August 24, 2020

The 2020 year has been one of uncertainties in many areas and it’s true for annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) as well.

ABW larvae abound: Is this the 2nd summer generation?August 12, 2020

Annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) larvae seem to be popping up in many places across New Jersey. It seems rather early for larvae of the 3rd ABW generation...

WeevilTrak Update for August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

I was just telling a superintendent the other day that 2020 has been the quietest annual bluegrass weevil year that I can remember. However, the last...

ABW update for July 31, 2020 in Virginia – It’s all about the new adultsAugust 3, 2020

As of the last week of July, we are seeing a mix of ABW life stages from small larvae to adults at our three Virginia WeevilTrak courses.

Does the Weather Person have the Perfect Job?July 20, 2020

Trying to predict annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) activity after the middle of July is like trying to predict rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic during the third...

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