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About Ben McGraw, Ph.D.

Ben McGraw, Ph.D., is an associate professor of turfgrass entomology at The Pennsylvania State University. He can be reached at bam53@psu.edu.

Posts by Ben McGraw, Ph.D.

Sniffing out ABWs: Using pooches to find a pest Posted on 18 Feb 2016 in the Research categories.

Over the span of nearly half a century, the annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) or “Hyerodes weevil” (Listronotus maculicollis), has become the most important insect pest of golf course turfgrass in Read more»

Scent-detecting canines help sniff out annual bluegrass weevil Posted on 13 Nov 2015 in the Maintenance categories.

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) is the most destructive insect pest of golf course turf in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States and eastern Canadian provinces. The insect is believed Read more»

Don’t fall behind in annual bluegrass weevil management Posted on 18 Feb 2015 in the Research categories.

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) or “Hyperodes weevil” (Listronotus maculicollis, formerly Hyperodes maculicollis) is a severe problem on many golf courses in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States and eastern Read more»