Manage Bacterial Spot on Your Tomato Transplants
For vegetable growers (both commercial and home gardeners), springtime often brings to mind tomato transplants. However, sometimes diseases occur …
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2021 Tomato and Pepper Fungicide Spray Guides for North Carolina
The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 4, 2021
With the uncertainty of fruit loads and extended bloom period, many growers are just now applying a petal fall …
Calico Scales About to Hatch!
Calico scale, Eulecanium cerasorum, was accidentally introduced to California from Asia in the 1920s. It has now become established …
How to Nail 2021 Thrips Management (Reisig, Huseth)
According to Dr. Edmisten and Collins, planting conditions are improving. With planters rolling soon, we urge growers to think …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for April 15, 2021
Petal Fall Spray Options With petal fall spray imminent in most locations, insecticide options will depend on what was applied …
Scout for Cereal Leaf Beetle in Wheat Soon
I noticed a couple dogwoods blooming this morning, which reminded me to check local temperatures for cereal leaf beetle …
How to Identify and Manage Sweeetpotato Scurf Caused by Monilochaetes Infuscans
From Camilo Parada and Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo In collaboration with the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic at NC State University, …
What Pesticides Are Registered for Hemp in NC in 2021?
3/10/2021 – Yesterday, the EPA released a long list of pesticides that they have cleared for use on hemp: …
2021 Integrated Orchard Management Guide Now Available Online
The 2021 edition of the Integrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast is now available online …
Sweet Corn Bird Damage-Help With the Research!
2/11/2021 – Birds can wreck havoc on a field of sweet corn and control methods are limited, especially for …
Steward Insecticide Registered in Tobacco
A new insecticide, Steward, has recently been registered in tobacco. Steward, with the active ingredient indoxacarb, is labeled for …
Registration Is Now Open for the NC Peach Growers' Society 2021 Annual Meeting
The NCPGS annual meeting is scheduled for January 26, 9 to 11:45 a.m. The event will be held virtually …
*NEW* Fact Sheet: Emerald Ash Borer
Check out NC State Extension Forestry’s new fact sheet by Kelly Oten on the invasive forest pest, the emerald …
Online, Interactive Extension Gardener Handbook & Teacher's Guide
In partnership with Top Hat Monocle we have just released an online interactive version of the NC Extension Gardener …
How Does Soil Health Impact Yield?
In order to answer this question two or three years of research isn’t enough. This video discusses soil health …
Aquatic Plant Management Workshop Hosted Virtually by NC State Extension
Save the date for the 2021 Aquatic Plant Management Workshop! March 9–11, 2021 NC State Extension Aquatic Plant Management program will …
2021 Southeastern Apple Growers Meeting
Please Join N.C. Cooperative Extension and the SE Apple Growers for a Webinar Based Meeting in 2021 Because of the …
2020 Cover Crop Survey Reveals Benefits
The analysis of the 2020 Cover Crop Survey is available and posted on SARE’s website for viewing. Farmers from …
Shedding Light on the Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees
Dee Shore | 1/13/2021 | North Carolina State University CALS News Honey bee health has been on the decline for …