Novaluron and annual bluegrass weevil

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July 21, 2026

Novaluron and Annual Bluegrass Weevil with Dr. Benjamin McGraw | Field, Lab, Earth Podcast #147

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 of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Dr. Benjamin McGraw from Penn State joins us to discuss his work studying novaluron.

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This episode is based on the Crop Science article, “Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Novaluron, a Novel Insect Growth Regulator, on Annual Bluegrass Weevil, Listronotus maculicollis Kirby, Lifestages in Turfgrass”: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70042.
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