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Annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) immatures are here. Use these resources to learn about salt flushes and ABW biology, ecology and management.
Our previous records indicate that higher ABW adult densities are expected in mid-April. Will our prediction hold?
The 2023 ABW season might be considered an "atypical" year, but we will continue scouting until the end of October.
Based on our previous data, a third peak of ABW adults is expected later in the year.
Adult ABW numbers are currently low across central and eastern VA, but based on our previous data, immatures might be present in samples during the next two weeks.
This 2023 season has been completely different from what we observed during the past two years regarding ABW activity in central and eastern Virginia.
Fewer annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) adults have been spotted during our scouting rounds in central and eastern Virginia these past two weeks.
Are you scouting for larvae? It might be beneficial to confirm the presence of larvae in your property, so you can plan accordingly to manage this pest.
Several heat spells during these past weeks have kept us on our toes regarding the presence of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) adults.
We expect that ABW adults will not rebound, marking the end of our season for monitoring this pest at this location.
There is still time for more adults to come into the system before colder conditions set here in Central and East Virginia, so we might see an increase...
We continue to recover immatures from our soil core samples, indicating that some adults are expected to emerge throughout the next two weeks.
Immatures have been detected from our soil plug samples since the past two weeks. This is an indication that immatures are already present in our system...
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.
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...
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...
We are gearing up to start a new monitoring season for ABW here in Virginia.
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