Novaluron and Annual Bluegrass Weevil with Dr. Benjamin McGraw

Novaluron and Annual Bluegrass Weevil with Dr. Benjamin McGraw

From Field, Lab, Earth by ASA, CSSA, SSSA

July 17, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 147

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Dr. Benjamin McGraw discusses the effects of novaluron on the annual bluegrass weevil in turfgrass.

" 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 This paper is always freely available. Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don't forget to subscribe. If you'd like to see old episodes or sign up for our newsletter, you can do so here: https://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ . If you would like to reach out to Ben, you can find him here: bam53@psu.edu Resources Penn State Turf: https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/turf Penn State Turf X…

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Host: Benjamin A McGraw

Guest: Dr. Benjamin McGraw

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Organizations: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America

Products: novaluron

Books & works: https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.70042

Places: Penn State, golf course

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