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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 …
PDIC Holiday Closings 2020
The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closed on the following dates for the holidays: Thanksgiving: …
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 …
Agenda for 2020 Crop Protection School Now Available
The 72nd Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, online via Zoom. RSVP is required, …
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 …
Save the Date: 2020 NC Crop Protection School
The 72nd Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, online via Zoom. RSVP is required, …
Ask an Expert Feature to Be Retired
On November 2, 2020, NC State Extension will retire the Ask an Expert service that has been offered on …
Non-Bt Hybrid Yield Trial 2020 Results and Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn as Resistance Insurance
All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 28, 2020
The last full pest report was September 8, but traps will continue to be checked and the numbers updated …
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 …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 14, 2020
The last full pest report was September 8, but traps will continue to be checked and the numbers updated …
Scout Soybeans for Stink Bugs and Defoliators Through R7
Although stink bugs were light across the state (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, it looks like …
Pantry Pests Could Take Advantage of Stored Food During Pandemic
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is reasonable to try and make fewer trips to the supermarket …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 8, 2020
With apple harvest well underway, and most pests other than the brown marmorated stink bug declining in numbers; this …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020 During the past week both brown marmorated stink bug and apple maggot populations increased in number. Brown marmorated …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 25, 2020
In keeping with the theme of the past several weeks, insects of greatest concern at this time are brown …
Should You Stop Treating Cotton for Insects?
Should I treat this cotton for bollworm eggs, plant bugs or stink bugs? This is a question I have …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 Brown marmorated stink bug continues to be the primary insect of concern, and will be through September. Brown …
Video: Corn Earworm in Soybean
Did you know that corn earworm (CEW) is our most important insect pest of soybean? It’s August, so NC …