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    • 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
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    • Blister beetles
    • Fire Ants in Pastures
    • Goat Lice
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    • What looks like an Asian Giant Hornet
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    • 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
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Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

Published - December 11, 2025 Read

News From Entomology

Delta-style insect trap in apple tree during bloom
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 6, 2026

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Native bee on apple flower
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 30, 2026

Published - April 3, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Black annual bluegrass weevil (insect) adult on tip of grass leaf blade
New Annual Bluegrass Weevil Resources!

Published - March 30, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Budding trees with greenhouse and other buildings in background
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - March 23, 2026

Published - March 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
two blueberry fruits attached by the petiole showing rudged texture due to bud mite infestation
Blueberry Pests to Keep an Eye for in Early Spring

Published - February 15, 2026

From: Blueberries
Underside of leaf with cluster of small green aphids along central vein; text "Scott Graham, Auburn"
Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

Published - February 3, 2026

From: Cotton
Fall Armyworm Control in Pastures and Forages table listing insecticide classes, active ingredients, timing
Fall Armyworm Management for Forages/Pastures

Published - September 25, 2025

From: Forages
Cotton jassid, a.k.a. cotton leafhoppe or two-spotted leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula)
Cotton Jassid Leafhopper Reported on Okra in NC

Published - September 22, 2025

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Cotton protected from thrips on left versus not protected on right. Basically there is no cotton on the right
Think About Thrips Management Before Planting

Published - April 14, 2026

From: Cotton
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When should I begin planting cotton? (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - April 13, 2026

From: Cotton
Wendy Gantt of Alliance Health, #PassTheMicYouth Co-Director Maru Gonzalez, Kim Roberts from Town of Cary, and Carlos Moses from Wake County 4-H.
#PassTheMicYouth Honored with NC State’s Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

Published - April 13, 2026

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
An EMG volunteer of Durham County presents on pruning in front of a presentation screen that shows the gardening tool in front of a classroom of volunteers who are focused on learning.
2025 Annual Report Spotlights Volunteers' Commitment to Growth through Continuing Ed

Published - April 13, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Blades of turfgrass that show red, yellow, and green colors due to temperature stress.
Spring Colors of Turfgrass

Published - April 13, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Winter weeds in a field
Preplant Herbicide Options Peanut Notes No. 46 2026

Published - April 12, 2026

From: Peanut
Peanut field being planted in spring.
Nematode Suppression with Outreach SC Peanut Notes No. 45 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
Variety Trial
Pod Rot Management Peanut Notes No. 44 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
Native vegetation and cereal rye cover crop
Preemergence Herbicides for Reduced Till Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 43 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
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Zinc Question Peanut Notes No. 42 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
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