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The key to a successful annual bluegrass weevil control program is proper decision-making on the timing of treatments early in the season. WeevilTrak alerts registered users on the optimum time to control weevils. Syngenta is working with 39 different superintendents and seven independent university researchers, including treatment recommendations from Weevil Trak Managing Consultant, Dr. Daniel Peck.
Recommendations may include the Syngenta 2013 ABM Optimum Control Strategy, which features three different insecticides with proven activity against annual bluegrass weevils. A combination of Acelepryn insecticide, Provaunt insecticide and Scimitar GC pyrethroid insecticide ensures up to eight weeks of protection against the pest in the spring. These products have three different modes of action and target three different life stages of the insect.
Weevil Trak recommendations make use of three key elements: degree day monitoring, insect monitoring, and phenological plant indicators. The Weevil Trak database contains multiple years of degree day information that has been thoroughly reviewed with an aim toward refining the times at which the various treatments of the Syngenta 2013 ABM Optimum Control Strategy should be applied.
The website also includes links to educational webinars and Syngenta product programs.
