Tobacco Insect Control and Transplant Water Treatments
Tobacco growers often apply insecticides in the greenhouse or at transplant to preventatively manage populations of green peach aphids …
Field Crops
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Risk Forecasting in Tobacco
As many part of North Carolina near transplant, now is the time when growers are also thinking about Tomato …
What Are the Patterns of Why Honey Bee Colonies Are Dying in the US?
Answer: Another year, another survey, and the findings remain less than encouraging. It seems counter-intuitive that we don’t have a …
Reasons You Will Lose Money in 2014 Tank Mixing an Insecticide With Your Nitrogen Over Wheat
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen …
Updated Website for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
The website for brown marmorated stink bug research in NC has been moved and updated! A summary of current …
All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar
The eXtension All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar series is set to begin Feb. 7. Dr. Kathy Flanders, an …
Is a Virus From Tobacco Killing All of the Honey Bees?
Answer: Probably not, but it’s interesting that it is found in bees at all Honey bees are hosts to more …
Identifying Hornworms
Two species of hornworm caterpillars feed on tobacco and other plants. Tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta) and tomato hornworms (Manduca …
New Procedure for Soil Samples
This week the division rolled out a new version of its online report search utility (PALS). You can now …
How Can We Measure Insect Management Changes in Tobacco?
Yesterday, we held our annual tobacco agent training session at the Johnston County Extension Center. I always look forward …
Pesticide Licensing Exam
For anyone wishing to obtain a pesticide license for either private or commercial use, there will be a review …
August 31, 2012 Pest News
(photo by S.D. Frank) Read on for information on Flea Beetle Damage, Mummy Berry, Lacebugs and …
NCSU Pest News
7-13-12 …
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