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Two Years Sampling in North Carolina: What Have We Learned?September 19, 2016

Annual bluegrass weevil activity(ABW) in North Carolina has wrapped up for the 2016 season. Even areas that saw some moderate late-season (late August...

Where has all the damage come from?August 24, 2016

In my last Weevil Trak blog ( "Where have all the weevils gone?" ), I lamented on the fact that I might be out of a job since we had come to the end of...

ABW Season wrapping up in North CarolinaAugust 19, 2016

It looks like the ABW season is just about finished for 2016 in North Carolina. In the Beech Mountain and Banner Elk areas, ABW activity has declined...

Biological and biorational control options for ABW for resistance managementAugust 15, 2016

Given the severity of insecticide resistance issues with ABW and the limited number of synthetic insecticides that still work against resistant, especially...

Populations Winding Down and Surprise, Surprise: Damage to Bentgrass and GreensAugust 5, 2016

The recent weather pattern has been brutal in many locations of the Mid-Atlantic. We experienced hot days and warm nights with very high evapotranspiration...

For resistant ABW (or any ABW): consider switching to larvae as the main, or only, targetAugust 1, 2016

Many people will argue that using adulticides is still necessary to at least reduce the spread of the larval stages. However, what about adulticides against...

Keep Up the ABW Monitoring in North CarolinaJuly 26, 2016

Good news for anyone monitoring for annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) in the northwestern part of North Carolina: adult activity is minimal, and little to...

Where Have all the Weevils Gone?July 26, 2016

The 2016 ABW season was (and still possibly is) lined up to be a very challenging year, especially with the earlier-than-normal start to the season, a...

Summer ChallengesJuly 15, 2016

While most superintendents in New England appear to have gotten through the first generation of weevil activity without too much trouble, the potential...

ABW are all over the placeJuly 5, 2016

The 2016 annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) season has been all over the place since it began.

ABW are Completing the First Generation in Southern New EnglandJune 27, 2016

Annual bluegrass weevils (ABW) are completing the first generation in southern New England even as I type. We are beginning to see new adults at most...

First thoughts after a crazy ABW spring season in New JerseyJune 27, 2016

After the busiest annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) spring season ever combined with crazy spring weather that made predicting populations rather challenging...

The problem with pupae….June 21, 2016

This spring was unusual, though as we approach July, ABW stages appear to be more in-line with previous years. We will have completed Generation 1 by...

Larvae on the move in New EnglandJune 9, 2016

We have been processing the samples from one of our field trials this week, and have noticed some things that are a little unusual relative to annual...

As they say in New England, ā€œIf you don't like the weather...ā€June 3, 2016

The week of May 15 was cold, so the weevil larvae just weren't growing much. Then, on May 22, the thermostat turned up. Since the larvae would begin to...

Buckle your seat belts, here we go!June 1, 2016

Samples sent to us this week from around southern New England have confirmed that ABW larvae are finally hatching and becoming active. After several weeks...

Heavy rain slows ABW damage – for nowMay 31, 2016

My Memorial Day Picnic was cancelled because of heavy rainfall along the beaches of Delaware. So, just like last month, I'm writing this blog during...

Wavering WeevilsMay 27, 2016

If you have been following the WeevilTrak blog, you know that fluctuating temperatures have made this a strange year for annual bluegrass weevil (ABW...