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Late blight on tomato fruit
Reports of Late Blight on Tomato in WNC (8/8/2025)

Published - August 8, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber downy mildew
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found 7/30/2025 in Haywood County

Published - July 30, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Adult corn earworm moth on soybean leaf
Corn Earworm Flight Has Started- Scouting Tips

Published - July 16, 2025

From: Soybeans
picture of silk from corn ear
Considerations for Fungicide Applications in North Carolina Corn

Published - June 23, 2025

From: Corn
Shows larval instars and how much each one can eat with photos of defoliated leaves
Soybean Looper Defoliation Guide

Published - June 20, 2025

From: Soybeans
Soybean field with rows leading to the horizon under a partly cloudy sky
Important Change to North Carolina Soybean Defoliation Thresholds After Beginning Flowering (R1)

Published - June 20, 2025

From: Soybeans
Map of North Carolina with pins showing the trial locations
Bt Corn and Refuge: Smart Planting for Long-Term Success

Published - June 19, 2025

From: Corn
Striped small insect perched on the edge of a white flower petal
Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug

Published - June 18, 2025

From: Cotton
Corn leaf with eyespot symptoms showing small, clustered, tan spots
Dichotomous Key for Identifying Corn Leaf Spot Disorders

Published - June 12, 2025

From: Corn
Figure 1. Symptomatic concentric lesions on pepper fruits caused by Colletotrichum species.
Be on the Lookout for Pepper Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum Scovillei

Published - June 12, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber leaves showing yellow chlorotic spots and pronounced veining
Downy Mildew Confirmed on Cucumbers in Eastern North Carolina

Published - June 11, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Figure 4. TSWV necrotic symptoms
New Factsheet: Managing TSWV and Thrips in Tobacco

Published - June 6, 2025

From: Tobacco Growers Information
Picture of corn leaf with holcus spot lesions showing tan spot with yellow halo and dark green water soaked margins
Seeing Spots on Corn? It’s Likely Holcus Leaf Spot

Published - June 3, 2025

From: Corn
cotton plant dinged up by thrips
Thrips Applications, Insecticide Choice, and Rainfall

Published - May 28, 2025

From: Cotton
mottled, yellow and green, stunted tobacco plant infected with TMV
Managing Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) in Tobacco

Published - May 22, 2025

From: Tobacco Growers Information
Botrytis blight on petunia
Ornamental Growers: Interested in an Educational Conference in NC?

Published - May 13, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Picture of soybean, corn, and tobacco in a circle with NC 2025, Root Cause Reports, Statewide collaboration on the bottom
Beans Gone Wild Is Growing: Introducing Root Cause Reports!

Published - May 13, 2025

Weedy grass growing between rows of corn.
Potential Short-Term Economic Impact of Losing Glyphosate in North Carolina

Published - May 7, 2025

From: Cotton
Fig. 1: gummy stem blight leaf spots on watermelon leaves and cotyledons (Photo: Erin Eure, NC State Extension)
Gummy Stem Blight Detected in Watermelon Transplants in North Carolina

Published - May 2, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Pciture of corn leafhopper with tan body and two black dots between its eyes
Corn Leafhopper and Corn Stunt Disease: See but Don’t Spray

Published - April 29, 2025

From: Corn
Thrips Infestation Predictor within-season risk running from green (low risk) to red (high risk)
How to Nail 2025 Thrips Management (Reisig, Huseth)

Published - April 28, 2025

From: Cotton
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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

Published - April 28, 2025

From: Cotton
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IMPORTANT Message for Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

Published - April 18, 2025

From: Cotton
Soil sampling
NCDA Offers FREE Soil Testing & Services for WNC Through June 2025

Published - March 27, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
2025 SE Veg Crop Handbook
2025 SE Vegetable Crop Handbook

Published - March 17, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Striped small insect perched on the edge of a white flower petal
Preserve Cotton Yield by Addressing Tarnished Plant Bug

Published - March 5, 2025

From: Cotton
Group of people in a field gathered around a man holding insect nets
Saving Money on Cotton in 2025? Don't Skimp on Scouting & Treating Mite and Insect Pests

Published - March 5, 2025

From: Cotton
Tomato flowers with bee
2025 North Carolina Fungicide Guides for Tomato and Pepper

Published - February 17, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Petunias in a greenhouse
2025 Fungicide Guide for Herbaceous Ornamentals in the Greenhouse, Nursery, & Landscape

Published - January 31, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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2024 Soybean Insecticide Ratings

Published - December 9, 2024

From: Soybeans
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Insecticide Ratings for Corn

Published - December 9, 2024

From: Corn
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Insecticide Ratings for Cotton

Published - December 9, 2024

From: Cotton
Field rows of mature cotton plants with white open bolls along a dirt path
Foliar Fungicide Impact on Cotton in 2024

Published - November 20, 2024

From: Cotton
Caterpillar crawling across yellow corn kernels
Maximizing Corn Yields: Bt vs Non-Bt Hybrids in Statewide Large-Plot Trials

Published - September 6, 2024

From: Corn
Table showing insecticide performance in replicated trials over time. They are grouped into effective, moderately effective and poor
Don't Give Up Scouting Soybeans- Soybean Loopers and Stink Bugs Are Abundant

Published - September 6, 2024

From: Soybeans
Cucumber downy mildew symptoms
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found, Haywood County, August 13, 2024

Published - August 13, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Two wooden beehives on stands in a yard; right hive labeled "Quiet House Bees at work"
Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes

Published - August 6, 2024

From: Entomology
Mesh cone insect trap with moths inside, mounted in a grassy field by trees.
Bollworm Populations on the Decline With Another Generation on the Way

Published - August 1, 2024

From: Cotton
Cluster of dark brown beetles crowded inside a white bowl
The Root of the Problem: Prionus Longhorn Beetles in Blueberries

Published - July 26, 2024

From: Blueberries
Pink peach blossom on a branch with other blossoms in blurred background
Fungicide Captan Is Under Re-Registration Review by EPA

Published - July 25, 2024

From: Peach Growers Information
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