
PDIC Discontinuing Household Mold Identification Service
Beginning January 17th, 2023, the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will no longer be providing identification …
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Collapse ▲Beginning January 17th, 2023, the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will no longer be providing identification …
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closed …
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 Thursday, December 1, 2022, online via Zoom. RSVP is required, …
The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, 2022 for the …
The spring 2023 Pesticide Safety Schools are available to those seeking initial licensing in one or more pesticide subcategories. To …
An Identification and Decision Guide to Cypress Problems is now available on the NC State Plant Disease and Insect …
With the effects of Hurricane Ian expected to be strongest from noon to 8 p.m. today, the Plant Disease …
A new invasive insect has been spotted in North Carolina. In August 2022, the elm zigzag sawfly (Argidae: Aproceros leucopoda) …
The Bradford Pear Bounty is back! After a successful inaugural event in April, NC’s Bradford Pear Bounty is coming …
Common ragweed is (as the name suggests) common in most cropping systems. Control strategies include a combination of preemergence …
European pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a major, yet largely unrecognized, pest of nursery and greenhouse crops. This exotic …
From June 19th through June 25th, the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) promoted “Mosquito Awareness Week”. The annual event …
Pesticide license categories often have overlapping areas of applicability, resulting in confusion over exactly which license category is required …
I’ve been getting a few emails and calls about large, menacing-looking black spiders that are often confused for exotic, …
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) appears to be more prevalent on tomato crops in central and western North Carolina …
We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about spiders hanging around and coming inside homes lately. Some have …
There are several mobile apps that are very useful in plant identification. These image-based identification tools have improved dramatically …
Pesticide Schools are hosted by the NC State Pesticide Safety Education Program with the help of the NC Extension …
This Entomology Insect Note offers tips for baiting ants in an around homes.
This insect note describes how to identify and control powderpost beetles and wood-attacking fungi.
This Entomology Insect Note describes the identification, biology, behavior and control of the kudzu bug.
This Entomology Insect Note offers information on how to identify and control earwigs in the …
This factsheet identifies several varieties of the ornamental Callery Pear tree and their impacts on …
The elm zigzag sawfly is an invasive species first reported in North America in 2020. …
This factsheet describes the biology of the woolly oak aphids, Stegophylla spp, and provides residential …
This factsheet describes the biology of earwigs (order Dermaptera), and provides residential management recommendations.