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Archive: April 2021

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Was there a peak of ABW adults this year?April 30, 2021

There was no clear peak of ABW adults in all of the sites I am watching for weevils along with my research sites. This made adult treatment difficult...

WeevilTrak Update: April 18April 19, 2021

We have added a new WeevilTrak site in the Columbus, Ohio area. The Golf Club in New Albany, Ohio is a late entry to the WeevilTrak season. This was added...

The time for ABW adulticide applications is around the corner in central and northern New JerseyApril 16, 2021

After a rather warm spring thus far, annual bluegrass weevil activity seems to have slowed down a bit with somewhat cooler weather more recently. But...

First ABW larvae of the year found in Blacksburg, VirginiaApril 16, 2021

After a period of fluctuating temperatures in the month of April in Virginia so far, the growing degree days have pretty much reached the threshold for...

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...

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...

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...

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...