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Gloomy Scale Crawlers are Active
The below information was taken from the NC Pest News, a weekly pest update from April to September. Gloomy scale, Melanaspis tenebricosa, is an armored scale that is found … MORE »Posted: 5/20/13Aphids in tobacco greenhouses
It has been a relative quiet spring for insect questions in tobacco, but last week I received several calls asking about aphid management in tobacco greenhouses. Aphids are an … MORE » – from
Tobacco Growers InformationPosted: 4/23/13 Mummy Berry Emerging this Week
Mummy Berry Emerging This Week Mummy berry is now active in southeastern North Carolina – the photos below were taken yesterday. The disease begins each spring with the emergence … MORE »Posted: 3/6/13Uninvited Holiday Guests at Christmas
PEST ALERT December 20, 2012 From: Steve Frank, Extension Entomologist Uninvited Holiday Guests: Part 1 Christmas trees like other crops have many pests that feed on them. Also like … MORE »Posted: 12/20/12The Johnston County Grower-2013 First Quarter
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2013firstquarternewsletter.pdfPosted: 12/18/12Free Consulting Services To Help Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) Now Offers FREE Consulting Services to Help Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic As part of our Organic Carolina Initiative (OCI), we will begin offering … MORE »Posted: 12/7/122013 Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference
Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference Helps Farmers Break into Organics Market Rocky Mount – Organics are booming and the 4th Annual Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference, happening Feb. 14-15, … MORE »Posted: 12/7/12Stick It To Cankerworms
PEST ALERT December 3, 2012 From: Steve Frank, Extension Entomologist Stick It to Cankerworms In spring 2012, a cankerworm outbreak occurred in many North Carolina cities. Spring cankerworm (Paleacrita … MORE »Posted: 12/4/12Tree Stand Safety Course
Tree Stand Safety Course Posted: 8/8/11Pesticide Update at Ace Pro Day
Johnston County Cooperative Extension is partnering with Hudson’s Ace Hardware in Clayton and Garner to conduct a 2 Hour Pesticide Continuing Education session during their Ace Pro Day on … MORE »Posted: 2/4/06Pesticide Disposal Day
Johnston County will host a Pesticide Disposal Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at the Johnston County Livestock Arena located just off of … MORE »Posted: 2/3/06Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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Extension Programs at NC State University
- Extension Entomology
- NC Pest Management Information Program
- NC Pesticide Safety Education Program
- NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- Pesticide Programs and Educational Resources
- Plant Pathology Extension Programs
- Turffiles – Lawn Care Information for North Carolina
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
- APHIS Pest Detection and Management Programs
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pesticide Section
