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  • NC Disaster Information
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  • Fruits
    • Apple Pest Management
    • Current Western NC Orchard Insect Populations
    • Brown marmorated stink bug
    • Biological Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
    • Blueberry Insect Pests
    • Dormant Season Blueberry Pests
    • Pre Bloom Blueberry Pests
    • Petal Fall Blueberry Pests
    • Blueberry Pollinators
    • Strawberry Insect Pests
    • Sustainable SWD Management
    • Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology
    • Spotted-Wing Drosophila Resources
    • Spotted Wing Drosophila Videos
    • Spotted Wing Drosophila Impacts, 2014
    • Spotted-Wing Drosophila Impacts, 2013
    • Spotted-Wing Drosophila Impacts, 2012
    • Spotted-Wing Drosophila Research and Extension Priorities, 2012
    • Spotted-Wing Drosophila Needs Assessment, 2011
    • Caneberry Portal
    • Caneberry SprayGuide
  • Vegetable Pest Management
    • Insect Management on Fruiting Vegetables in North Carolina
    • Insect Management on Cucurbit Vegetables in North Carolina
    • Management of Western Flower Thrips in Fruiting Vegetables
    • Benefits of Applying Insecticides with Drip Chemigation
    • Biological Control With Predators and Parasitoids
    • Biological Control of Spider Mites in Tomatoes
    • Biological Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
    • Walgenbach Entomology Lab
  • Field Crops
    • Field Corn Insects
    • 2017 Corn Entomology Presentation
    • Small grain insects
    • Soybean insect pests
    • Tobacco insect pests
  • Livestock & Poultry
    • Asian Longhorned Tick
    • Blister beetles
    • Fire Ants in Pastures
    • Goat Lice
  • Ornamentals
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    • Asian Giant Hornet
    • What looks like an Asian Giant Hornet
    • Asian Giant Hornet & Honey Bees
    • Mosquito Control
    • Asian Longhorned Tick
    • Asian Needle Ant
    • Red Imported Fire Ant
    • Wood-Damaging Pests
    • Termite Biology and Control
    • Termite Baiting Systems
    • Powderpost Beetles and Wood-Inhabiting Fungi
    • Asian Lady Beetles
    • Booklice
    • Camel Crickets
    • Drain Flies
    • Earwigs
    • Fungus Gnats
    • Kudzu Bugs
    • Millipedes
    • Selecting Pest Control Services
    • Silverfish
    • Spiders in and Around Homes
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Brown marmorated stink bug on an apple
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - August 26, 2026

Published - August 26, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- August 20

Published - August 20, 2026

From: Soybeans
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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- August 13

Published - August 14, 2026

From: Soybeans
Stink bug sticky card trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - August 12, 2026

Published - August 12, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- August 6

Published - August 10, 2026

From: Soybeans
Two apples on tree in orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - August 6, 2026

Published - August 6, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Boll with holes from bollworm
Don't Assume Cotton is Safe- Scout for Bollworm Now

Published - August 4, 2026

From: Cotton
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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- July 29

Published - July 29, 2026

From: Soybeans
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Screenshot of podcast site associated with Searching for the Brighter Pod
Search for the Brighter Pod Episode 2 TSWV Peanut Notes No. 224 2026

Published - August 26, 2026

From: Peanut
Fresh flowers in a garden box
Interest Survey: Floral Design + TH

Published - August 26, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
Sprayer applying fungicide to protect peanuts from disease.
Fungicide Performance Peanut Notes No. 223 2026

Published - August 25, 2026

From: Peanut
Screenshot of Sclerotinia blight advisory August 24
Sclerotinia Blight Activity Peanut Notes No. 222 2026

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Peanut
Close-up of a mature corn ear showing patches of discolored, moldy kernels associated with ear rot, with white-gray fungal growth visible between kernels, particularly on the lower half of the ear.
Corn Ear Rot. Now What?

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Corn
Stink bug sticky card trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 17, 2026

Published - August 24, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Searching for Brighter Pod Podcast
New Podcast Searching for the Brighter Pod Peanut Notes No. 221 2026

Published - August 22, 2026

From: Peanut
Spotted wilt close up
TSWV Comments Peanut Notes No. 220 2026

Published - August 22, 2026

From: Peanut
devil's bite and tall tickseed in the fall pollinator garden
Register Now for a Fall Tour of the Pollinator Paradise Garden!

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [8.18.26]

Published - August 21, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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