Crop Profile
- Apple Crop Profile A production overview for apple crops within the state of North Carolina including general production information, production practices, worker activities, insect and mite, and disease management including chemical, biological and cultural control methods.
Production
- Integrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast Very detailed management guide produced as a cooperative effort from universities across the southeast. Contents include information on plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, vertebrate management and fertility. Addresses IPM practices, pesticide safety, pesticide toxicity, and pesticide resistance.
Diseases
- Fruit/Nut Disease Information Notes - Plant Pathology Extension, NC State Article on fire blight of apple and pear.
Insects
- Apple Pest Management - Entomology Portal, NC State Cooperative Extension Overview with links to webpages with weekly data for Western NC insect pest populations from trap captures, news and resources, and detailed information on the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) for NC for apple growers.
Publications
- North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual The manual has ten main sections: I. Pesticide use and safety information II. Chemical application equipment III. How to send specimens for disease, insect, and weed identification IV. Fertilizer use V. Insect control VI. Insect and disease control of fruits VII. Chemical weed control VIII. Plant growth regulators IX. Animal damage control X. Disease control Detailed information on controlling pests of field crops, forage crops, grains, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, turf, landscape, nursery, livestock, poultry, home garden, communities, and industrial sites is included.
- Integrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast Very detailed management guide produced as a cooperative effort from universities across the southeast. Contents include information on plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, vertebrate management and fertility. Addresses IPM practices, pesticide safety, pesticide toxicity, and pesticide resistance.
