Summer 2019 Snapshots From Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Garden
Photos by Debbie Roos, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham …
Pest Management
Temporary Change in Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Services (Hemp)
Due to high volumes and a lack of diagnostic personnel to handle hemp samples, the NC State University Plant …
Dieback Symptoms in Industrial Hemp
Dieback Symptoms in Hemp Over the last month, dieback symptoms have been widely observed in hemp stands. These symptoms are …
PDIC Schedule During Hurricane Dorian
Due to possible tropical storm conditions, the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will close on Thursday, September 5, 2019, …
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Haywood County, NC (Aug 26, 2019)
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 26, 2019, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
Instructions for Submitting Hemp Samples to the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Due to the high volume of incoming hemp samples, the NC State University PDIC is issuing these guidelines in …
Exserohilum Leaf Spot Causing Problems in NC Hemp
Hemp Leaf Spot Problems North Carolina industrial hemp producers are combatting a leaf spot issue that is caused by Exserohilum …
Sugarcane Aphids in Randolph County
Sugarcane Aphids have moved into N.C. in the past several years and have recently made their way into Randolph …
Root Diseases Prevalent in Industrial Hemp
Root, Crown, and Stem Rot Root, crown, and stem rots are being observed in industrial hemp stands across North Carolina. …
Cucumber Downy Mildew in Western North Carolina (7/30/2019)
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber samples from our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County) …
Scout for Tomato Late Blight in NC (July 30, 2019)
Conditions have been conducive for late blight on tomato to occur, especially in western North Carolina. Heavy morning dews and …
Basil Downy Mildew Found in Western North Carolina - July 22, 2019
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in our research plots in Haywood County, North Carolina. …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Detected in North Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
Downy Mildew on Coreopsis and Related Plants
The downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara halstedii was found causing leaf spotting and leaf death on a sample of coreopsis …
Basil Downy Mildew Found in Greenhouse in Eastern NC - May 16, 2019
-Inga Meadows, Shawn Butler, and Dr. Lina Quesada-Ocampo Basil downy mildew (BDM) has been confirmed in a commercial greenhouse in …
Glyphosate Safety Update - No Risk to Public Health
On April 30, 2019, the EPA announced the availability of the proposed registration review decision for glyphosate. From the …
TSWV & Tobacco Thrips Risk Forecasting Tool
Please see the link below for TSWV and thrips flight predictions for our area. New Tobacco TSWV The average historical TSWV …
Renewal of Section 18 Label for Use of Mertect (Thiabendazole) in Sweetpotato Postharvest for Black Rot Control in Domestic Markets Has Been Approved
The specific exemption section 18 label obtained in 2016 for using Mertect (thiabendazole) for control of black rot (caused …
Fusarium Head Blight Risk Update, April 10, 2019
Fusarium Head Blight Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab, is caused by several Fusarium spp., particularly F. graminearum in the U.S. The …
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