Incredible Diversity of Critters on Eggplant Crop
One of my duties as an Agriculture Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension is to help farmers when they …
Pest Management
Pollinator Garden Tour Tuesday May 23!
Tuesday May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County …
Pollinator Garden Tours Start Saturday May 6!
Saturday May 6 at 2:00 p.m. Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County …
Register Now for Spring Pollinator Garden Workshops & Garden Tours
Update on May 18: all workshops are full. Please email Debbie Roos to ask to be put on her …
2017 Nursery and Landscape Pest Control Guide
The 2017 Southeastern Pest Control Guide for Nursery Crops and Landscape Plantings is now available in print. Order your …
Nickels for Know How
The Nickels for Know-How referendum will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The referendum, which is held every …
Keep Weeds From Taking Over Your Pansy Beds
It is the time of year when landscapers and homeowners are preparing to plant winter color beds. The most …
Glyphosate Carcinogenicity Review Published
Recently, concerns have been expressed about the safety of glyphosate. Although hazard analysis by some non-governmental organizations have suggested …
Field Days -- Cost-Effective Weed Management in Container Nurseries
Two field days are scheduled to demonstrate strategies and methods to improve weed control in container nurseries AND reduce …
Treating Large Containers With Herbicides
Up to 75% of the herbicides broadcast-applied to container nursery crops falls to the ground between the pots. As …
What Is That Weed?
Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is a summer annual grass common in the area woodlands, greenways, and shady lawns and …
NCDA Partners With FieldWatch to Improve Communication Among Farmers, Beekeepers, and Pesticide Applicators
Contact: Jim Burnette, Director NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division 919-733-3556 Press release from the NCDA&CS. RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture …
Check Fruit Trees for Scale Pests
If you have fruit trees, now is a good time to inspect them for scale insects. White peach scale …
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
National Survey of Organic Farmers
Press release from the Organic Farming Research Foundation: Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Kicks Off 2015 National Survey of Organic …
Brunswick Agent Teaches IPM to Master Gardeners
Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting …
Tomato Late Blight Detected in Western North Carolina
The following Disease Alert was written by Dr. Frank Louws, NCSU Plant Pathologist Late blight was detected in Buncombe County, …
Workshop on Protecting and Enhancing Bat Populations to Help With Pest Control on the Farm
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on Protecting and Enhancing Bat Populations …
Register Now for Extension's Cut Flower Workshop!
August 10 and August 17, 2015: Growing Cut Flowers for Market The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension …
Meet the Tomato Bug!
I got a call from a Chatham County greenhouse tomato grower recently about an insect flying around that they had …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- NC Pesticide Safety Education
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Schools & Child Care Facilities
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Most Asked Pest Questions
- Carpenter Bees
- Chiggers
- Cicada Killer Wasps
- Clothes Moth
- Cockroach
- Fleas
- Mosquitoes
- Pantry Pests
- Red Imported Fire Ant in North Carolina
- Spiders
- Stinging Caterpillars
- Termites
- Wasps, Hornets and Yellow Jackets
- Yellowjackets
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
- APHIS Pest Detection and Management Programs
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Section
- Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Publications, Information, and News
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