Vegetable Production Update- July 6th, 2018
From Dr. Amanda Strayer-Scherer (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes) and Inga Meadows (Extension Associate, Plant Pathology Specialist) Background: The …
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New Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available Online
What vegetable varieties are proven to perform in the Southeastern region? How do I control late blight on tomatoes? …
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Tomato in the Southeast
Update (July 6, 2018): The Pest Management Strategic Plan for Tomato in the Southeast is complete! You can access the …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018 Codling moth degree day (DD) accumulations since biofix range from about 1660 in Henderson County to almost …
[peanutadvisory] Peanut Sclerotinia advisories for July 17
Use row index of 2 for rows within 6 inches of touchingUse row index of 3 for rows touching July …
NCSU Peanut Disease Information blog open_in_browser[peanutadvisory] Peanut leaf spot advisories for July 17
Begin sprays at R3 regardless of advisoryThe first spray can be delayed 10 - 14 days in low risk …
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Aphids, Bollworms, Stink Bugs, & Tarnished Plant Bugs Complicating Insecticide Management
Well it is definitely mid-season cotton management time here in North Carolina. Lots of questions on a complex of …
Helping Barn Owls Help Farmers
Barn owls are rodent-killing machines,” said Sara Kross, an assistant professor in environmental studies at Sacramento State University. “They …
NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Can Help ID Growth Concerns
Article written by David Hardy, NCDA&CS RALEIGH, N.C. — With the growing season for summer agronomic crops underway and many …
10 of the Most Diabolical Crop Pests in North Carolina
This is a post by Hannah Burrack and Dominic Reisig, entomology researchers and extension specialists at NC State. This post is part …
7 Fascinating NC Arthropods (That You’ve Never Heard Of)
This is a post by Matt Bertone, an entomologist and extension associate at NC State. This post is part of our …
Citizen Scientists are helping air potato beetle take a bite out of a major weed pest
Tiny beetles are helping to control a major weed pest in the …
IPM in the South blog open_in_browser[peanutadvisory] Peanut Sclerotinia Advisories for July 16
Use row index of 2 for rows within 6 inches of touching Use row index of 3 for rows touching Sclerotinia …
NCSU Peanut Disease Information blog open_in_browser[peanutadvisory] Peanut leaf spot Advisories for July 16
Begin sprays at R3 regardless of advisoryThe first spray can be delayed 10 - 14 days in low risk …
NCSU Peanut Disease Information blog open_in_browser
Worker Bees Select Royal (Sub) Family Members, Not Their Own Supersisters, to Be New Queens
When honey bees need a new emergency queen, they forego the chance to promote members of their own worker subfamilies,opting instead …
2018 Organic Field Day
Please consider attending the Organic Field Day from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on July 23, 2018. This year …
Simple Cockroach Control Method Lowers Respiratory Health Risks
When it comes to understanding, and lowering, the risk that cockroaches pose to urban children’s health, an NC State …
Longhorned Tick Discovered in North Carolina
Dr. Douglas Meckes, State Veterinarian of North Carolina, and Dr. Carl Williams, State Public Health Veterinarian of North Carolina, …
4 of North Carolina’s Oddest Pollinators (They Aren’t Bees)
Editor’s Note: This is a post from Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomology research associate at NC State. This post is part of our …
Bollworm Spray Recommendations for Bt Cotton and Important Scouting Changes
We are seeing as many, or more breakthroughs in Bt corn this year compared to last. Bollworms that are …