![]() ![]() If collecting clippings, dump baskets far away from fine cut turf.Best to use a combination of GDD and Phenological indicators in addition to scouting.Starting to see damage to rough height turf at some sites.The website is a fantastic guide, but scouting at your individual location is key.To be a fly on the wall of this event was very enlightening. The day also provided the opportunity for all in attendance to express how the material presented could best be utilized on weeviltrak for both new and existing users. Among other topics, reliability of plant indicators and growing degree models were evaluated as well as scouting procedures and current chemical treatment options. Each cooperator within weeviltrak was given the opportunity to present findings on the ABW season of 2016, cover ongoing research at their university or business and then discuss where management of this pest may be heading. In December I had the opportunity to sit in on a review and planning discussion. Today in the Northeast we are currently buckling up for another nor'easter but it won’t be long until we are hunting weevils. Social media is also becoming a medium to share and discuss adult activity-look for Twitter posts showing adults very soon. Soap flushing, vacuum sampling and pitfall traps all are useful in accessing populations as we search for peak adult movement. Syngenta’s scientific cooperators ( ) utilize this data along with observations on the status of plant phenological indicators in addition to site scouting when deciding when to trigger new stages.Īdult activity on fairways, collars or approaches will soon be reported in our southern sites. ![]() This base 50 GDD data is logged at least twice a week during March and more frequently when there is rapid accumulation of temperature or nearing transitions to subsequent control stages. This is day one of Growing Degree Day calculations (base 50) that are logged by each of the properties listed as host sites. Photos courtesy of Kristen Liebsch and Alan FitzGerald. Currently other First Green events are being scheduled around the Philadelphia area. Stations included labs on soils, insects, plant health, water quality, integrated pest management and also stations on learning to play the game of golf. Kristen Leibsch- Philadelphia Association of Golf Course SuperintendentsĬhase Rogan- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America On their website, the program is described as an “innovative environmental and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education outreach program using golf courses as environmental learning labs.” These fourth graders were divided into 6 groups and rotated through various stations led by CCC staff and several volunteers from the PAGCS, The First Tee and the Golf Association of Philadelphia.Īmong the volunteers for the day from the PAGCS were: Approximately 75 students from Coatesville and Octorara School Districts attended. On Tuesday May 7 Superintendent Chris Walton and Assistant Rory Bennett of Coatesville Country Club hosted the club’s inaugural First Green event. ![]()
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