Save the Date: NC Crop Protection School
The 71st Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center …
Pest Management
Instructions for Submitting Hemp Samples to the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
8/21/2019 – Due to the high volume of incoming hemp samples, the NC State University PDIC is issuing these …
Oak Issues in Southeastern NC
Recently, Extension agents and specialists have been receiving calls from folks in southeastern NC regarding oak trees dying or …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
6/12/2019 – Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State …
Planning for Thrips Infestations in 2019 Cotton (Huseth, Reisig)
Tobacco thrips surveys across the northern coastal plain found moderate numbers of tobacco thrips in weeds and wheat (Bertie, …
Field Repair and Burndown: Tillage Effects on Weeds
Authored by: Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman Most folks are trying to put the 2018 growing season behind them, especially …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
NC State University Offers Hemp Course
10/13/2018 – North Carolina State University will offer its first industrial hemp course in May 2019. The course is …
Pasture Management Session at NC Annual Ext. Conference
N.C. Cooperative Extension Conference 2018 Concurrent Session: Pasture Management: Weeds, Fertilization, and Grazing Management Impacts on Pasture Productivity In addition to adequate …
Questions About Leaf Spot Control Peanut Notes No. 104 2018
Here are some questions we’ve gotten about different leaf spot scenarios that have developed over the past couple of …
Handouts From June Agent Training Peanut Notes No. 65 2018
Thanks to all the County Agents attending last week’s training at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station. Here are …
Commonly Confused Caterpillars: Distinguishing Tobacco Budworms From Corn Earworm
Tobacco budworms (Heliothis veriscens) and corn earworms (Helicoverpa zea) are two common crop-damaging caterpillars. They both feed on a …
2016 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we ask county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
What Foliar Insecticides Are Recommended for Tobacco in 2017?
The insecticide toolbox in tobacco has changed significantly during the past year. As many growers and extension personnel are …
2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we asked county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, September 18 2015
We observed both a decrease in flea beetle populations and an increase in predators this week at our remaining …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, August 21 2015
With harvesting well underway, we are now able to observe how insects distribute themselves on the remaining foliage in the …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, August 14 2015
We are seeing more flea beetle feeding at sites with the lowest leaves still present on plants and consistently seeing beetles …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, July 31 2015
Similar to recent weeks, we are still in a bit of a midsummer lull for pest pressure. However, we still …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, July 10 2015
Budworm populations have surpassed threshold at all IPM sites to date, and all but one field has been treated. It …
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