News From Integrated Pest Management

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

May 22, 2025

Insect trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 19, 2025

May 19, 2025

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

May 13, 2025

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!

May 13, 2025

Apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

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

May 7, 2025

European red mites on apple leaf
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

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

May 2, 2025

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

April 29, 2025

Spraying apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

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

April 28, 2025

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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 28, 2025

Plum curculio adult
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

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IMPORTANT Message for Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 18, 2025

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station irrigation pond and orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025

Apple blooms
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

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

March 27, 2025

2025 SE Veg Crop Handbook
2025 SE Vegetable Crop Handbook

March 17, 2025

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

March 5, 2025

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

March 5, 2025

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

February 17, 2025

Petunias in a greenhouse
2025 Fungicide Guide for Herbaceous Ornamentals in the Greenhouse, Nursery, & Landscape

January 31, 2025

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2024 Soybean Insecticide Ratings

December 9, 2024

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Insecticide Ratings for Corn

December 9, 2024

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Insecticide Ratings for Cotton

December 9, 2024

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

November 20, 2024

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

September 6, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug trap
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 6, 2024

September 6, 2024

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

September 6, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug damage spots on apple
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 28, 2024

August 28, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug nymph
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2024

August 20, 2024

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

August 13, 2024

Apple maggot trap
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 7, 2024

August 7, 2024

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

August 6, 2024

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

August 1, 2024

Immature brown marmorated stink bug
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 1, 2024

August 1, 2024

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

July 26, 2024

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

July 25, 2024

Brown marmorated stink bug nymphs
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 25, 2024

July 25, 2024

Hand holding corn ear with clustered, fused grayish kernels and corn silk
Comprehending the Changing Colors of Corn Leaves

July 22, 2024

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