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Calico scales on dogwood.

Calico Scales About to Hatch!

Calico scale, Eulecanium cerasorum, was accidentally introduced to California from Asia in the 1920s. It has now become established …

European hornet worker on tree trunk

An Update on Asian Giant Hornets

Last year, there was a lot of media buzz (no pun intended) surrounding the introduction of Asian giant hornets …

Millipede on house siding

Millipedes on the Move

Last year around this time, we had a stretch of very hot & dry weather that triggered a “millipede …

Oak lace bugs in multiple stages with fecal spots. Photo: SD Frank

Lace Bugs on Landscape Plants

This week I have seen a couple species of lace bugs active on landscape plants. Yes, there are over …

Rose sawfly on a rose leaf. Photo: SD Frank

Sawflies on Roses

For the past several weeks I have noticed damage to the leaves of my roses. Each year this happens and …

Recent Publications related to Pest Management

Cotton standing with stunting and damping off

Cotton Seedling Diseases

Seedling diseases are a major disease concern for North Carolina cotton production. Numerous fungi are …

Fusarium ear rot with starburst symptoms

Corn Ear Rots: Managing Mold and Mycotoxins

Corn ear rot is a disease of corn caused by various types of fungi, including …

Gray leaf spot sysmptoms

Gray Leaf Spot in Corn

This corn disease information note offers information on the symptoms and management of gray leaf …

Purple mite. Note ridges of wax

Purple Mite

This factsheet describes the biology of the purple mite (also known as the purple camellia …

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Asian oak leaf beetle top view

Asian Oak Leaf Beetle, Demotina modesta

This factsheet describes the biology of the Asian oak leaf beetle, Demotina modesta, and provides …

5 days agoPDIC Factsheets
Yellow poplar weevil is a small, black snout beetle

Yellow Poplar Weevil

This factsheet describes the biology of the yellow poplar weevil (also called the tuliptree …

5 days agoPDIC Factsheets
A daylily leaf miner maggot with its interior skeleton visible right through the head to the left.

Daylily Leafminer

This factsheet describes the biology of the daylily leafminer, Ophiomyia kwansonis., and provides residential management …

5 days agoPDIC Factsheets
Map of NC showing SCN positive samples (left) Map of NC showing SCN population level (right)

Soybean Cyst Nematode

Soybean cyst nematode limits yields in every major soybean production region worldwide. This disease note …