Peach Industry to Vote on Assessment Renewal in 2021
A Message from the NC Peach Growers’ Society NC Peach Growers, The year 2020 marked the …
Pest Management
2020 Diagnostics Lab Review
Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2020 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were lower than samples submitted …
Client Address and Information Form
Please fill out our Client Address and Information Form and choose the program areas that you would like to …
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 …
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 …
Sweetpotato Black Rot Found in Storage Facilities
From Madison Stahr and Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo Sweetpotato black rot, caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata, was found in …
NC Peach Growers' Society to Hold 2021 Annual Meeting Virtually
The NC Peach Growers’ Society’s annual meeting is always held on the fourth Tuesday in January. This year will …
Information on Terrestrial Flatworms and Hammerhead Worms
As if Asian giant hornets weren’t enough, this year also saw media attention on a lesser-known, but bizarre, group …
NC State PDIC Now Accepting Credit Card Payments
The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) is excited to announce that we are now accepting …
Out-of-State Samples Now Accepted on Case-by-Case Basis
The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is once again accepting physical samples for disease diagnosis from states …
Cinara Aphid - Early Christmas Visitors
This is an updated version of an older post from 2017. Apparently COVID isn’t stopping some insects from traveling and …
View Recording of CCP Spider Webinar!
Chatham Conservation Partnership conducted a webinar on SPIDERS on October 15, 2020, and we had a great turnout of about 130 …
Spring 2021 Online Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Spring 2021 Online Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in …
Farms, Food, and You: Vermicomposting
NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a new podcast series called Farms, Food, and You. …
The IPM Hour Webinar - Southern Edition
Wanting to learn more about other IPM Extension programs across the country? Then join us and the Southern Region IPM …
Final WNC Orchard Insect Pest Population Update of the Season - November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020 Most of our weekly trap catches have declined to zero, and this will be the last time …
Giant Salvinia Alert!
Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) has been found in Columbus County. This is a federally listed, noxious, invasive aquatic weed. …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - October 27, 2020
The last full pest report was September 8, but traps will continue to be checked and the numbers updated …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - October 20, 2020
The last full pest report was September 8, but traps will continue to be checked and the numbers updated …
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