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Turf Pest of the Month: Get to know annual bluegrass weevil Posted on 15 Aug 2022 in the Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Albrecht Koppenhöfer, Ph.D., and Ben McGraw, Ph.D., share what you need to know about annual bluegrass weevil and the best actions to control it. Read more»

What are the trends with annual bluegrass weevil in eastern North America? Posted on 01 Jun 2022 in the Featured & From the Magazine & Research categories.

Experts share damage, location, season and chemical management trends with annual bluegrass weevil in eastern North America. Read more»

Super Science: A year of research in review Posted on 04 Dec 2020 in the From the Magazine & Research categories.

Mike Kenna offers a look at all of the best turfgrass research that has been published by Golfdom within the past year of 2020. Read more»

Annual bluegrass weevil sampling methods Posted on 29 Oct 2020 in the Featured & From the Magazine & Research categories.

To accommodate superintendents' busy schedules, researchers lay out the best monitoring and sampling methods when it comes to the annual bluegrass weevil. Read more»

Update on the lesser of two weevils Posted on 01 Oct 2020 in the From the Magazine & Research categories.

Researchers allowed some damage from ABW larvae in creeping bentgrass fairways to see if it would reduce annual bluegrass cover throughout the season. Read more»

A lesser of two weevils? Posted on 26 Feb 2019 in the Research categories.

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) can inflict severe damage on annual bluegrass (Poa annua) fairways, greens and collars. Because the ABW showcases a strong preference for annual bluegrass over creeping Read more»