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? …
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Subscription OptionsMonarch Conservation webinar: milkweed seed collection
In this webinar, you’ll get an overview of milkweed seed …
IPM in the South blog open_in_browserAPHIS Removes Portions of the Townships of Batavia and Stonelick, Clermont County, Ohio, from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantine Are
Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is removing five square miles …
IPM in the South blog open_in_browserEPA Announces Federal Register Notice Regarding the Availability of Worker Protection Training Materials
EPA is notifying the public that the Agency intends to publish in the Federal Register a notice stating the pesticide safety training materials …
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Scouting and Treating for Plant Bugs in Squaring Cotton
Article by Dominic Reisig, Guy Collins, and Mohammad Amir-Aghaee Cotton should be scouted for plant bugs from the time it …
Scout Corn Now to Prevent Ear Damage From Stink Bugs
Corn is susceptible to damage at three stages (roughly): V1 to V6, V14 to VT and R1 to R4. …
APHIS Prohibits the Importation of Pomegranate Arils from Peru into the United States due to Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) prohibits the importation of pomegranate arils from Peru into …
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Cucumber Anthracnose Reported in North Carolina
Leaves infected with cucurbit anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare, were submitted to the NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab and confirmed …
Nominations for the 2018 Justin Smith Morrill Lecture
NIFA and APLU are seeking nominations to honor Justin Smith …
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WNC Orchard Insect Populations
June 12, 2018 First generation codling moth flight has subsided in both the mountains and piedmont locations. The only location …
Final Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 11, 2018
This is the eighteenth, and final, thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more …
Phytophthora Diseases Affecting Fruiting Vegetables in WNC
As the flooding recedes in western North Carolina, many growers are now reporting losses due to Phytophthora diseases on …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 5, 2018
This is the seventeenth thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more in …
One Stop Shop for Insect and Plant Pathology Fact Sheets
The kind folks at Extension IT have created an index from which you can easily find and access all …
Natural Enemies in Disguise
Tulip tree scales and other soft scales are maturing and producing a lot of honeydew. This makes people notice …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 30, 2018
This is the sixteenth thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more in …
Hop Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina
The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic has confirmed hop downy mildew in a sample from Western North …
Watermelon Powdery Mildew Found in South Carolina
Dr. Anthony Keinath, Vegetable Pathologist at Clemson University in South Carolina, has found powdery mildew in watermelons and issued …
Downy Mildew Confirmed on Hops in Western North Carolina
Written by Luping Qu and Jeanine Davis, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University Today we received confirmation that we …
Vegetable Production Update-May 25th, 2018
From Dr. Amanda Strayer-Scherer (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes) and Inga Meadows (Extension Associate, Plant Pathology Specialist) Background: The …