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Yes, Steve McDonald is right: it is a mess! The crazy weather patterns must have the annual bluegrass weevils (ABWs) about as confused as you.
At Pine Brook Golf Course, annual bluegrass weevil adult numbers determined by soaping have been low all spring (no higher than 0.67 per 1 ft.2 on the fairway).
Research clearly shows that soaping is more effective, less variable and less affected by weather than vacuuming.
With no golfers on courses and staff limitations for course maintenance crews, it is a good time to think about streamlining operations, especially if...
Once again, I’ll be keeping track of annual bluegrass weevil at Pine Brook Golf Course in Manalapan, New Jersey and Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne...
The recent little heat wave combined with relatively dry conditions may have brought out some trouble with annual bluegrass weevil larvae in some areas...
In central and northern New Jersey, scouting for larvae of the first annual bluegrass weevil summer generation should have already started and any necessary...
In central and northern New Jersey, it is about time to start scouting for the adults of the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) spring generation. Populations...
In central and northern New Jersey, the annual bluegrass weevil populations are moving along. Larvae are now present up to the fourth stage in central...
The weevils are marching in, but at least at my two sites not in great numbers so far. I’m not sure if my populations are simply that low this year (I...
Once again, I’ll be keeping track of annual bluegrass weevils (ABWs) at Pine Brook golf course in Manalapan, New Jersey and Preakness Hills country club...
The ongoing short heat wave, which is supposed to last through Thursday, August 30, combined with the fairly dry conditions in the last 10 days might...
In central and northern New Jersey, the first summer generation of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations have already started to show up as adults...
In central and northern New Jersey, the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations are slowly approaching the adult stage. On Tuesday, June 19 at Preakness...
In central and northern New Jersey, the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) populations are moving along with larvae now present up to the third stage. If...
Most sites in central and northern New Jersey should now be at peak adult densities on the short-mown turf, if not already slightly past peak. The heat...
In my last blog in March, I speculated about the effect of the two-week spell of very cold weather around the New Year on annual bluegrass weevil (ABW...
Another WeevilTrak season is ahead of us. I’ll be again keeping track of annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) at Pine Brook Golf Course in Manalapan, New Jersey...
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