
New Pesticide Available for Use Against Spotted Wing Drosophila in Blackberries and Raspberries for 2019
Exirel Insecticide (FMC Corporation) has recently received an expanded federal label which includes use in caneberries against spotted wing …
Exirel Insecticide (FMC Corporation) has recently received an expanded federal label which includes use in caneberries against spotted wing …
We are obviously not out of Hurricane or mosquito seasons quite yet (that’s a few weeks away). Hurricane Michael …
Keep up to date on which counties are scheduled to conduct mosquito abatement programs, who has been notified, and …
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering assistance with pesticide and fertilizer disposal through the Pesticide …
The email included below was sent out from Jason Williams with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Structural …
To follow up on David Tarpy’s post (Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes), in the days and weeks following …
Elms have lots of pests. This week I have had several reports of larger elm leaf beetles, Monocesta coryli, …
You can find a lot of damage on willows this time of year because imported willow leaf beetles have …
Oaks have hundreds of herbivores so it is no wonder that towards the end of summer some of the …
If you like to garden you probably like butterflies. You probably also grow some herbs like fennel, dill, or …
The Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. This year’s program includes …
You might notice twigs on beech trees covered in a woolly sleeve. Get closer and it will begin to …
Oak lace bugs (Corythucha arcuata), like other lace bugs, cause stippling on leaves. Oak lace bugs, of course, feed …
Fall webworms, one of our native insect pests, are a perennial nuisance and in some cases a destructive pest. …
Orange striped oakworms started hatching in Raleigh this week. They have one generation per year. Adults emerge in mid …
Most tree species are fed upon by spider mites and many even have their own species. These include maple …
Last week, NCDHHS announced the first death in 2018 due to West Nile virus (WNV). (see https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/dhhs-reports-state%E2%80%99s-first-death-year-related-west-nile-virus). Although details were …
Earworm populations (known as bollworm in cotton) were relatively low in our system from 2011 to 2016. Arguably, at …
This week I have noticed damage on many pin oaks (Quercus falcata) by oak spider mites (Oligonychus bicolor). Oak …
Yellow poplar weevils, Odontopus calceatus, can be a severe pest of tulip poplars and magnolias growing in nurseries and …