Pest Management and Pesticide Training Meetings
Listed below are some of the area Extension Crop Production, Pest Management, and Pesticide Training meetings. Please make plans to …
Pest Management
Management of the Guava Root Knot Nematode in Sweetpotatoes
In recent years, some North Carolina sweetpotato growers have found Meloidogyne enterolobii, also known as the guava root knot …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
Soybean Rust Update, October 1, 2018
Many of the soybeans in North Carolina are past the critical growth stages for impact by soybean rust, but …
Disease Potential for Hurricane Impacted Tobacco
Hurricane Florence has brought damaging rains, winds, and flooding to North Carolina with, in some areas, tobacco still being on the stalk. Continuing …
Fungicide Resistance Found in Frogeye Leaf Spot of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Environmental conditions this growing season have been conducive for several pathogens in flue-cured tobacco. Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora nicotianae) has …
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Information Portals
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
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- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
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- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Schools & Child Care Facilities
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National eXtension Resources
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- APHIS Pest Detection and Management Programs
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Section
Publications, Information, and News
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Tomato Late Blight
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Soft Scale Identification and Management on Ornamental Plants
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