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Green plant with developing fruit buds; inset close-up of brown petal and water droplet

Does Strawberry Clipper Reduce Strawberry Yield?

During 2016, our laboratory completed a three year project tracking the occurrence and impact of strawberry clipper weevil in annual, plasticulture strawberry fields. Our results have recently been…

Honeybee collecting pollen on a white strawberry flower

Studying Strawberry Pollination

Our laboratory is excited to begin a new project aimed at answering several questions about pollination ecology in strawberries.These questions are: What insects pollinate commercially grown…

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Misshapen Strawberries in Spring? It's Probably Poor Pollination.

A recent post from Barclay Poling at the NC State Strawberry Growers Information Portal highlighted several grower questions about misshaped strawberries. I've addressed this question in the past,…

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Using Predatory Mites in Strawberries

Twospotted spider mites are the most common and significant pest of strawberries grown in North Carolina. Mite management strategies include conventional miticides, organic miticides, and biological…

Male spotted wing drosophila on raspberry leaf.

What to Watch For: How Should North Carolina Strawberry Growers Plan for Spotted Wing Drosophila?

A few growers are starting to harvest strawberries in North Carolina, and as fruit ripen, now is the time to prepare for spotted wing drosophila management. Our recommendations for strawberries in…

Brown weevil beetle, lateral and dorsal views showing elongated snout

What to Watch For: Strawberry Clippers Active in Central North Carolina (April 2014)

This year, we've begun a project to determine the frequency and significance of strawberry clipper damage in annual plasticulture strawberries growing in the southeast. Female strawberry clipper…

Green aphid on textured leaf, © MATT BERTONE 2014

(Another) Unexpected Aphid in Strawberries

We wrote last fall about our surprise in finding, Chaetosiphon minor, in garden strawberries near our lab. Our continuing investigations this spring into “common” NC aphids in strawberries has led to…

Green plant with developing fruit buds; inset close-up of brown petal and water droplet

Seeking Sites to Monitor Strawberry Clipper!

Thanks to those who contacted us! We have identified our 10 monitoring sites in NC for 2014.This spring, we are beginning a new project to determine the significance of strawberry clipper weevil in…

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Time to Think About Sampling Spider Mites in Strawberries

While it is still cool outside, February is the time of year when North Carolina strawberry growers should begin preparing to monitor twospotted spider mites, the most frequent and often most…

Yellow aphid on green leaf surface, lateral view

An Unexpected Aphid in Strawberries

Last week, I examined a patch of strawberries in a garden just outside our lab in Raleigh, NC. I was hoping to find some strawberry aphids (Chaetosiphon fragaefolii) to photograph as part of a…