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It is too late for adulticides in New England. Instead, the focus should be on management of larvae feeding inside of the stem.
This week and next week are the times to apply adulticides and/or prepare for larval monitoring.
With expected warmer temperatures in the coming weeks, we expect adult ABW activity in New England to peak near the end of April.
According to next week’s forecast for much of southern New England, we are expecting significant warming, which will result in increased GDD accumulation...
Despite such temperature fluctuations, all indications confirm the current peak of adult activity at the sites we monitor.
The 2023 season will be yet another challenging season in ABW management.
So far, the 2022 ABW season has been very close to a “usual” season in New England, despite the periods of somewhat cooler temperatures, with no significant...
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...
So far, the 2021 annual bluegrass weevil season has been very close to “normal” at most of our sites compared to more than 10 years of WeevilTrak records...
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...
The spring generation of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) has completed its development and the adults of that generation are at the peak of their activity...
Growing degree day (GDD) accumulation in Massachusetts and northern Connecticut had a quick start in early March and increased relatively rapidly up to...
In southern New England, the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) season is just around a corner.
This week's samples from most of our WeevilTrak sites have revealed a range of larval stages. What surprised us was that we are seeing about the same...
Several superintendents have been asking one or the other of us whether it is time to apply an adulticide for the annual bluegrass weevil. Remember that...
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