
February Is National Pesticide Safety Education Month
February 2023 is the Sixth Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month! How knowledgeable are you about basic pesticide safety principles? Take our …
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Collapse ▲February 2023 is the Sixth Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month! How knowledgeable are you about basic pesticide safety principles? Take our …
Blueberries are a popular crop for commercial farmers as well as home gardeners in North Carolina. They are fairly …
In summer 2022, symptoms of TSWV (Tomato spotted wilt virus) were observed at two tomato farms in Rowan County, …
To get a pesticide license there are a few steps to take, but it’s all pretty straightforward. Below is …
After planting, weeding, and watering through the spring and summer, some gardeners look forward to fall as a period …
The 74th Annual Crop Protection School will be held virtually on Thursday, December 1, 2022 using the Zoom platform. Please …
The spring 2023 Pesticide Safety Schools are available to those seeking initial licensing in one or more pesticide subcategories. To …
Late blight on tomato has been confirmed from a commercial tomato field in Haywood County, NC on August 17, …
Updates for Sweetpotato Producers in NC: EPA issues Section 3 label for Mertect (thiabendazole) in sweetpotatoes postharvest and EU …
Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a homeowner garden in Haywood County, NC. …
Pesticide license categories often have overlapping areas of applicability, resulting in confusion over exactly which license category is required …
Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo. Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), was confirmed …
Pesticide Schools are hosted by the NC State Pesticide Safety Education Program with the help of the NC Extension …
Folks of all ages delight in finding praying mantids in the garden. These charismatic predators are large and easy …
The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs …
Graduate student Kate Gorman is working with Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt, Assistant Professor in North Carolina State University’s Department of …
The future of webinars? Okay, now I know that sounds a little dramatic… The truth is, I have been thinking …
Although hydroponic production systems allow growers to control many factors to create a healthy crop, these systems do pose …
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension conducted two blueberry production webinars in November-December 2021. NC State …
This factsheet describes the biology of the golden rain tree bug or red shouldered bug, …
This publication is a guide for researchers, scholars, extension agents, government officials, and others interested …
This factsheet describes the biology of the giant willow aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus, one of the …
This factsheet describes the biology of the Garden millipede, Oxidus gracilis, and provides residential management …
This factsheet describes the biology of the fourlined plant bug, Poecilocapus lineatus, which feeds on …
This factsheet describes the biology of bugs in the genus Leptoglossus, called leaf-footed bugs, which …
This factsheet describes the biology of the dogwood twig borer, Oberea tripunctata, and provides residential …
This factsheet describes the biology of the chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis, and provides residential management …