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late leaf spot of peanut
Peanut Disease Control Programs and Advisories Begin Soon

July 3, 2015

Delta trap hanging in tree
Insect Trap Data for Piedmont and Coastal Plains of NC

June 26, 2015

Rice stink bug adults are cigar shaped.
Check Wheat and Corn for Stink Bugs- Management Recommendations

June 15, 2015

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Hibiscus Sawfly Active

June 12, 2015

Total brown stink bugs in northeastern North Carolina in adjacent wheat and corn fields.
Stink Bugs in Eastern North Carolina Wheat

May 11, 2015

Hole created by an unknown stalk borer.
Why We Plant So Much Bt Corn in North Carolina

April 7, 2015

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Bt Corn Traits: What Insects Are Controlled, Herbicide Tolerance, and Refuge Requirements

April 7, 2015

emerald ash borer
Emerald Ash Borer Reported in Wayne County

April 3, 2015

Oak eriococcid scales on a willow oak twig
Cottony fluff on trees and shrubs – Felt Scales

April 2, 2015

Time of peak egg lay based on 2010 and 2011 data. Note that cereal leaf beetle emergence was delayed in 2014 following the cold winter. This means that insecticide applied during March in 2014 was not effective to control the beetle. Figure from Philips e
Tank Mixing an Insecticide for Cereal Leaf Beetle in Wheat

March 14, 2015

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Corn Entomology 2015 Presentation Now Available

January 12, 2015

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Rates for Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Wheat

October 31, 2014

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Summit on the “Wicked” Problem of Herbicide Resistance Now Available Online

October 29, 2014

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Corn Bt Trait and Seed Treatment Efficacy

October 17, 2014

White sugarcane aphid. David Kerns, LSU.
Be on the Lookout for White Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum

October 17, 2014

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Soybean Rust Update: October 15, 2014

October 17, 2014

Dogwood flower with two green leaves; text: "Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina"; "APS 1908" "PPSNC 1999"
Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina Meeting October 14, 2014

October 8, 2014

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Treating Loopers in Soybeans

August 28, 2014

Image from Iowa State University Extension.
Current Soybean Insect Thesholds- Note That Stink Bug Sweep Net Threshold Changed in 2013

August 20, 2014

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Soybean Leaf Yellowing and Curling Widespread; Cause Is Yet Unknown

August 20, 2014

soybean aphid
Soybean Aphid in North Carolina?

August 8, 2014

White fuzzy mealybug scale insect attached to green fruit near stem
Mealybugs in North Carolina Grapes

July 31, 2014

Image from Iowa State University Extension.
Midseason Soybean Insects

July 30, 2014

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Where Are the Kudzu Bugs?

July 30, 2014

As corn earworm injury increases (measured by centimeters of kernels consumed), yield does not decrease at densities of corn earworm that are encountered in timely-planted corn. Yield in this graph is reported as metric units, rather than the US standard
Impacts of Corn Earworm in Bt Corn

July 10, 2014

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Using Predatory Mites in Strawberries

July 10, 2014

Image from Iowa State University Extension.
Worms in Early Season Soybeans

July 8, 2014

Stink bugs feed on developing tissue. Once the kernels have pollinated, they will feed through the husk while the kernels are filling.
Don't Tank Mix an Insecticide Over Tasseled Corn

July 8, 2014

Injury caused by stink bugs feeding on stalks before the ear emerged (prior to tasseling).
Stink Bugs in Corn

July 2, 2014

Open palm holding small green caterpillars with soil and plant leaves background
What's Up With All These Budworms?

June 25, 2014

Thrips injury on a soybean trifoliate.
Feeding on Seedling Soybeans

June 13, 2014

Adult and nymph brown stink bugs on corn.
Managing Stink Bugs in Corn

June 13, 2014

Early-season kudzu bug infestations
Early Season Kudzu Bug Management

June 7, 2014

Young tree trunk with numerous thin white aerial rootlets emerging from the bark
What to Watch For: Ambrosia Beetles in Perennial Fruit Crops

June 6, 2014

Large wasp clinging to black surface, showing striped abdomen and folded wings
Other Moths That May Be in Grape Root Borer Traps

June 3, 2014

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Kudzu Bug Expectations for 2014

May 22, 2014

Red tractor spraying crops across a flat agricultural field
Answering Questions About What Time to Treat Spotted Wing Drosophila

May 15, 2014

Seedling with green and yellow mosaic-pattern leaves growing in dry, cracked soil
Tobacco Insect Control and Transplant Water Treatments

May 2, 2014

Male spotted wing drosophila on raspberry leaf.
What to Watch For: How Should North Carolina Strawberry Growers Plan for Spotted Wing Drosophila?

April 21, 2014

Brown weevil beetle, lateral and dorsal views showing elongated snout
What to Watch For: Strawberry Clippers Active in Central North Carolina (April 2014)

April 8, 2014

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