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ABW adults will soon start migrating: predicting activity and estimating adult populationsMarch 14, 2022

The growing degree day monitors have been placed at Pine Brook Golf Course (Manalapan, New Jersey) and Preakness Hills Country Club (Wayne, New Jersey...

Some ABW adults waking up in Blacksburg, VirginiaMarch 14, 2022

Adult annual bluegrass weevil activity appears to be starting, but, as we know, March weather can change in a heartbeat, and as of Saturday, March 12...

ABW tracking has commenced in southwest Virginia – no sign of the little buggers so farMarch 8, 2022

We have sampled for ABW twice at the Blacksburg Country Club (superintendent Bill Keene), and not found any ABW adults, despite some recent warm sunny...

Patience is the key for ABW control this springMarch 8, 2022

This is the time of the year to be patient with a lot of things including annual bluegrass weevil control measures. Even if you scout and find a few adults...

Dwindling ABW populations in Blacksburg, Virginia – Signing off for the yearSeptember 24, 2021

As we have seen dwindling adult numbers as well as no sign of new larvae as we head into late September, we will stop our WeevilTrak monitoring at this...

ABW season finale and another FAW heads-upSeptember 23, 2021

Things should be really slowing down with annual bluegrass weevils now. But it looks like there is still some scattered ABW activity in New Jersey right now.

Severe Weather in Early September and Mid-Atlantic Sites Enter Scout for Stage 7September 3, 2021

Tropical storm/Hurricane Ida brought some of the heaviest rainfall totals I have ever seen in my career in a few just an hours to much of CT, western...

ABW still causing some trouble in here and there central and northern New JerseyAugust 31, 2021

Annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) are still rearing their heads here and there in New Jersey. The spottiness of ABW is pretty normal in summer, especially...

You must be happy it’s August - Not always!August 23, 2021

August is always a very important and tough month for golf course care in the Mid-Atlantic and North East regions. A few of the major issues include...

Very little ABW activity occurring in Blacksburg, Virginia – Mid AugustAugust 17, 2021

There was a spike of new ABW adults in the first week of August at Blacksburg Country Club, but this apparently did not lead to any significant larval populations.

Weevil Trak Blog for August 17: It DependsAugust 17, 2021

All of the sites in our region were advanced into ā€œScout for Stage 6.ā€ The next couple of days people called me to ask what they should be applying and...

Northern North Carolina sites seeing the most ABW actionJuly 29, 2021

In areas historically hit hard by annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) activity and damage in North Carolina, June and July have been fairly quiet this year...

ABW stages all over the place in central and northern New JerseyJuly 28, 2021

With the warm weather we have had in the region, annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) stages and generations have continued to advance quickly.

ABW larvae showing up in full forceJuly 26, 2021

After a quiet late June and early July, ABW larvae have shown up in full force in mid-to-late July 2021.

Is it Weevil damage?July 15, 2021

It has continued to be a relatively quiet annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) summer. But I received several calls earlier in the month from superintendents...

Mostly adult activity occurring in Virginia – early JulyJuly 12, 2021

As of July 1, 2021, we are seeing only moderate-to-low ABW densities and detecting mostly adults at Blacksburg Country Club, but reproduction is most certainly occurring.

In central and northern New Jersey ABW spring generation close to complete for 2021June 29, 2021

In central and northern New Jersey, it is time to scout for and, if necessary, treat against the adults of the annual bluegrass weevil spring generation...

No matter the pressure, stay vigilantJune 24, 2021

It has been some time since my last blog, which usually means lots of things have been happening in the lab and field. Although our lab has been extremely...