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Boxwood leafminer adult. Photo: SD Frank

Boxwood Leafminers Active

Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent - Nursery and Greenhouse alerted us that Boxwood leafminer adults are active in the Lenoir area. Adult leafminers are delicate orange flies that hover in large…

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Nursery Pest Alert - Maple Tip Borers Active Now

Maple shoot borers (Proteoteras aesculana) are common pests of red maples in nurseries. Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent - Nursery and Greenhouse, just emailed an alert indicating maple shoot…

Adult yellow poplar weevil and damage on tulip poplar. Photo: SD Frank

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, Odontopus calceatus, are active in WNC. I have started to seen them here in the…

Oak eriococcid scales on a willow oak twig. Photo: AG Dale

Felt Scales on Oaks

Felt scales are a family of scales that include azalea bark scale (Acanthococcus azaleae), crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae), European elm scale (Gossyparia spurius), and oak…

Oak lecanium scales and eggs on willow oak. Photo: SD Frank

Lecanium Scales Full of Eggs

Oak lecanium scale and European fruit lecanium are nearly identical soft scales that infest oaks and many other tree species including redbud, dogwood, maple, fruit trees, and others. In spring…

European pepper moth larva. Photo: SD Frank

European Pepper Moth Adults and Larvae Are Active in Nurseries

NC State Extension Area Specialized Agent Danny Lauderdale trapped the first European pepper moths last week. This is a serious pest that may not be on your radar. European pepper moth (Duponchelia…

Cottony maple leaf scale, Pulvinaria acericola, ovisacs on dogwood leaves. Photo: SD Frank

Cottony Maple Leaf Scales Producing Eggs

Cottony Maple Leaf Scale is one of several cottony scales in the genus Pulvinaria. Cottony camellia scale and cottony maple scale are the other common species. You can find these now on their most…

Southern red mites on cherry laurel

Southern Red Mites Active on Ornamentals

In North Carolina, the most important cool season mites are the spruce spider mite (Oligonychus ununguis) and southern red mite (Oligonychus ilicis). These are among the earliest and most damaging…

Hypoaspis spp. larvae on willow oak bark. These are larve of specialist lady beetles that eat scale insects. Photo:SD Frank

Watch for Predators That Look Like Pests

Yesterday on campus willow oak trees I found lots of insects that looked like mealybugs. But they were faster than mealybugs and constantly moving around the tree bark. Mealybugs don’t move much. It…

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Emergency Section 18 Approved for Transform to Control Sugarcane Aphid in NC Sorghum During 2019

Prior to the previous 2016 Section 18 registration, the only effective labeled insecticide to manage this aphid was Sivanto. Now we have one more tool in our toolbox to manage the aphid with the…