Add Mosquitoes to Your Weekend Chores
With odds increasing that Tropical Storm Isaias will hit some part of coastal North Carolina, we can expect some flooding …
Lawn & Garden
Lace Bugs on Landscape Plants
This week I have seen a couple species of lace bugs active on landscape plants. Yes, there are over …
Sawflies on Roses
For the past several weeks I have noticed damage to the leaves of my roses. Each year this happens and …
NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations
This announcement was updated Friday May 29th, 2020 from a previous version The NC State Plant Disease and Insect …
Monitor False Oleander Scales
False oleander scale, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli, is a tropical and subtropical pest originally from China. False oleander scale is common throughout …
Imported Willow Leaf Beetles
Imported willow leaf beetle (Plagiodera versicolor) are common on willows in landscapes and natural areas. Most of year adults and …
Crape Myrtle Aphids
Crape myrtles are among the most commonly planted trees in the Southeast. The two main pests are crape myrtle …
Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites
Twospotted spider mites are probably the most common spider mite species to damage ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, and others. Twospotted …
Wax Scales Hatching on Many Common Host Plants
There are a couple species of wax scales (Ceroplastes spp.) in North Carolina. Common ones include Indian wax scale …
Tulip Tree Aphids and Scales Feeding and Dropping Honeydew
Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) have two primary pests both of which produce honeydew and both of which are actively …
Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Eastern tent caterpillars are common native insects that create silk webs or ‘tents’ in the branch crotches of some …
Camphor Shot Borers Active Throughout the State
Nursery growers have been struggling with ambrosia beetles for decades. Now landscape trees are also getting attacked more frequently. …
Daylily Leafminer Causing White Streaks on Daylilies
The Daylily leafminer is a recent pest from Asia. It was first detected in 2006 but has now spread …
What Looks Like an Asian Giant Hornet
We continue to receive inquiries from people who are confusing some of our common insect species with the Asian …
New Factsheet: Bermudagrass Mites
A new factsheet was released to the Extension Resource Database on bermudagrass mites. Bermudagrass mites are tiny, worm-like arachnids present …
Prepare for Greenstripped Mapleworms
I got reports of rosy maple moths spotted around lights over the weekend. These beautiful moths are the adult …
Time to Scout for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
Crape myrtles have typically been almost maintenance free (unless you top them) but with the new crape myrtle bark …
Boxwood Leafminers Active
Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent – Nursery and Greenhouse alerted us that Boxwood leafminer adults are active in the …
Yellow Poplar Weevils on Poplar and Magnolia
We just got an alert from Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent – Nursery and Greenhouse, that yellow poplar weevils, …
Felt Scales on Oaks
Felt scales are a family of scales that include azalea bark scale (Acanthococcus azaleae), crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus …
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