Winter Apple School Is Coming February 3, 2021 - Register Now
Winter Apple School is happening this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be holding the program virtually through …
Pest Management
SAVE the DATES: 2021 Fruit and Vegetable VIRTUAL Conferences
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference. January 5–7, 2021. Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Conference. February 8-11, 2021. Winter Vegetable Conference & …
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 …
Spotted Lanternfly: Early Detection Key for NC
Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive planthopper has recently been found in Ohio. Inspectors from the Department of Agriculture found 5 …
What's Wrong With My Leyland Cypress?
Fall is here and trees are starting to turn colors and lose their leaves. Your Leyland cypress shouldn’t be, …
BMSB Adult Emergence and Trap Captures -- September 22, 2020
These updated charts show brown marmorated stink bug adult emergence and trap captures in apple orchards as of September …
Fusarium Wilt Problematic on Chrysanthemum in 2020
The number of chrysanthemum samples diagnosed with Fusarium wilt this year is well above average, according to NC State …
Pumpkin Downy Mildew Found in Surry County, North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucurbit downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been confirmed …
Cucurbit Downy Mildew-Confirmed in WNC (Haywood County) August 14, 2020
Downy Mildew Management Sprays! Henderson County has several acres in cucumbers, squash, zuchinni, and pumpkins, therefore growers are strongly encouraged …
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Western NC (8/14/2020)
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plants in our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County). …
Virtual Tomato Field Day 2020
Welcome to the Virtual Tomato Field Day for 2020, presented by the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 11, 2020
Brown marmorated stink bug adult emergence is becoming more widespread, while apple maggot and oriental fruit moth numbers increased …
PPE for the Farm Community Distributed by Extension
On July 21, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper’s office sent out a press release regarding how the North Carolina Department …
Hooray for Beneficial Bugs in the Veggie Garden!
Contrary to popular belief there are more good bugs than bad in the landscape. About 1% of all insect …
Dinotefuran Section 18 Request for Pome and Stone Fruits Approved
The EPA has approved the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services request for a Section 18 Emergency Exemption …
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Buncombe County, 7-17-20
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Buncombe County on July 17, 2010, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 14, 2020
Overall direct insect pest populations remain relatively low throughout the region, while populations of key secondary pests such as …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 7, 2020
For the most part insect activity is relatively low throughout the western region, including the piedmont and mountain production …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 30, 2020
Throughout most of the higher elevation orchards (≥2000 ft), we are still in that period of the low potential …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 23, 2020
We are currently in a lull of direct pest activity throughout the western apple region. Codling moth degree-day (DD) …
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