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Dorsal view of a wasp with black head and thorax and yellow-striped abdomen on white background

Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

The Yellow-legged Hornet (YLH) is a predatory wasp that attacks honey bee colonies. It was found in Savannah GA in 2023 and has been spreading quickly through South Carolina and Georgia. This should…

European pepper moth larva and damage to a lower pansy leaf. Annemarie Nagle, NCSU

Progress With European Pepper Moth

European pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a major, yet largely unrecognized, pest of nursery and greenhouse crops. This exotic pest has spread rapidly through the Southeastern US since becoming…

Picture of a European hornet next to a picture of several at a porch light

Wasps at Porch Lights

In recent weeks we've been getting a lot of messages regarding large wasps coming to porch lights. In all of those cases, they were European hornets (Vespa crabro), but many were suspected to be…

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Mosquito Prevention After Tropical Storms

Although we were spared much of the brunt of Tropical Storm Elsa, parts of North Carolina were still pummeled with enough rain and wind to cause flooding and environmental damage. Unfortunately,…

Box tree moth larva, webbing, and leaf damage. .S.D. Frank, NCSU

Urgent New Pest Alert: Box Tree Moth Found in the US

Box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, is native to Asia. It was introduced into Europe in 2007 and quickly spread across the continent. Box tree moth was introduced to Ontario, Canada in 2018 which…

Calico Scales About to Hatch!

Calico scale, Eulecanium cerasorum, was accidentally introduced to California from Asia in the 1920s. It has now become established in many eastern and north-central states. Calico scales attack…

Beekeeper with veil placing a frame of bees into a wooden hive while others watch

Installing a New Package of Bees? Here's a New Tip to Improve Acceptance

Springtime for beekeepers is synonymous with starting new colonies, especially since annual losses have been hovering ~40% every year so that beekeepers need to recoup their numbers. There are three…

A long, brown, striped hammerhead worm Bipalium kewense

Information on Terrestrial Flatworms and Hammerhead Worms

PLEASE NOTE: NC State University and local agencies (e.g. NCDA&CS) are not currently tracking species that are already known to exist in the state. If you find a species that is different than…

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 visiting us for the holidays. We're starting to receive pictures from people…

Monitor False Oleander Scales

False oleander scale, Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli, is a tropical and subtropical pest originally from China. False oleander scale is common throughout many southern states but just reaches the very…