Jul 17, 2026
“Lethal and sublethal effects of novaluron, a novel insect growth regulator, on annual bluegrass weevil, Listronotus maculicollis Kirby, lifestages in turfgrass” with Benjamin A McGraw.
Today we’ll be talking to Dr. Benjamin McGraw. Annual bluegrass weevil or ABW is a pest that preys on golf course turf. Novaluron is a new pesticide that may be able to help control ABW, but how does it work and at which life stages is it most effective? In this episode, Benjamin joins me to discuss his work studying novaluron.
If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70042
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Penn State Turf: https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf
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