
Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Holiday Schedule
North Carolina State University, including the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, will be closed the week of December 23–27, …
North Carolina State University, including the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, will be closed the week of December 23–27, …
The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closing for the Thanksgiving holiday starting at 1:30 …
Premature defoliation resulting from Necrotic Leaf Blotch and Glomerella Leaf Spot was the focus of last week’s post. Unfortunately …
Over the past week I’ve received a few phone calls regarding concern over leaves on Golden Delicious suddenly developing …
As part of NC State University Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology’s annual agent training each July, the Vegetable …
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 26, 2019, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber samples from our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County) …
Conditions have been conducive for late blight on tomato to occur, especially in western North Carolina. Heavy morning dews and …
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in our research plots in Haywood County, North Carolina. …
The theme of this week’s post is to PRACTICE PROTECTION! According to my weather apps, a fair amount of …
While the weather has been relatively dry for the region over the past week or so, high relative humidity …
The downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara halstedii was found causing leaf spotting and leaf death on a sample of coreopsis …
Due to the threat of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot in the southeast, the first cover spray those …
With the exception of ‘Rome Beauty’, many apple cultivars at MHCREC are beyond green tip. If you have not …
Silver tip and green tip should soon be observed in apple orchards throughout NC and green tissue may already …
Orchard clean up during the fall and winter months, can save some apple disease-associated headaches during the season. From …
As weather begins warming up and greenhouse annuals are in production, Botrytis gray mold will also be on the …
From Dr. Amanda Strayer-Scherer (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes) and Inga Meadows (NC State Extension Associate, Plant Pathology …
Last week, Marssonina leaf blotch, caused by the fungal pathogen Marssonina coronaria was confirmed in several ‘Rome Beauty’ trees …
From Dr. Amanda Strayer-Scherer (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes) and Inga Meadows (Extension Associate, Plant Pathology Specialist) Background: The …
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of anthracnose.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of brown patch.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of damping off.
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of copper spot.
Field heat should be removed from fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers as quickly as possible …
One of the more enjoyable Christmas traditions is to replant a living Christmas tree into …