Cucumber Downy Mildew Detected in North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production …
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Downy Mildew on Coreopsis and Related Plants
The downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara halstedii was found causing leaf spotting and leaf death on a sample of coreopsis …
Basil Downy Mildew Found in Greenhouse in Eastern NC - May 16, 2019
-Inga Meadows, Shawn Butler, and Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo Basil downy mildew (BDM) has been confirmed in a commercial greenhouse in …
Renewal of Section 18 Label for Use of Mertect (Thiabendazole) in Sweetpotato Postharvest for Black Rot Control in Domestic Markets Has Been Approved
The specific exemption section 18 label obtained in 2016 for using Mertect (thiabendazole) for control of black rot (caused …
Tiny Bugs, Big Problems - Ambrosia Beetles
Ambrosia beetles are killing trees across Western North Carolina. As more people move to the area and plant susceptible …
Watch Out for Botrytis Gray Mold in Your Greenhouse
As weather begins warming up and greenhouse annuals are in production, Botrytis gray mold will also be on the …
2019 Pesticide Licensing Recertification Classes for the Green Industry
2019 Pesticide Licensing Recertification Classes For the Green Industry Sponsored by: Site One Landscape Supply, Arden, NC *Each individual course approved for the …
Management of the Guava Root Knot Nematode in Sweetpotatoes
In recent years, some North Carolina sweetpotato growers have found Meloidogyne enterolobii, also known as the guava root knot …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
Soybean Rust Update, October 1, 2018
Many of the soybeans in North Carolina are past the critical growth stages for impact by soybean rust, but …
2018 Mountain Transplant Home Gardening Series
$25.00 per attendee per class Are you a Mountain Transplant? Did you recently move to Hendersonville from some other part …
Disease Potential for Hurricane Impacted Tobacco
Hurricane Florence has brought damaging rains, winds, and flooding to North Carolina with, in some areas, tobacco still being on the stalk. Continuing …
Fungicide Resistance Found in Frogeye Leaf Spot of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Environmental conditions this growing season have been conducive for several pathogens in flue-cured tobacco. Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora nicotianae) has …
Areolate Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina
Areolate mildew (Ramularia areola syn. Ramularia gossypii) has been confirmed on samples collected from Halifax County, North Carolina. This …
Update on Suspected Areolate Mildew in North Carolina
Recently, cotton producers have been concerned with areolate mildew (Ramularia areola syn. Ramularia gossypii) in North Carolina cotton. This …
Late Blight Detected in Haywood County - Aug. 20, 2018
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 20, 2018 and confirmed by microscopic observation of the …
Sudden Death Syndrome Observed in North Carolina Soybeans
Soybeans submitted through the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic have been confirmed to have the causal agent of Sudden …
Cucurbit Downy Mildew-Confirmed in Henderson County July 20, 2018
Downy Mildew Management Sprays! Downy Mildew symptoms first appeared in Henderson County on July 20, 2018 and was confirmed by …
Basil Downy Mildew Reported in Haywood County - July 23, 2018
Basil downy mildew (BDM) has been observed in our sentinel plots at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Symptoms …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Henderson and Haywood Counties, NC -- July 2018
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber leaf from a commercial field in Henderson County on July …
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