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Patchy brown lawn with scattered green grass and a concrete walkway visible at the top
The Blues Brothers: Warm-Season Lawns in NC

Published - April 18, 2023

From: Turf Pathology
Golf green with numerous circular brown patches and a white fence in the background
Disease or Not Disease, That Is the Ultradwarf Question!

Published - March 21, 2023

From: Turf Pathology
Tomato spotted wilt virus on fruit
Resistance-breaking variants of TSWV found on Tomato in NC

Published - January 12, 2023

2022 NC Crop Protection School
2022 Crop Protection School: Emerging Threats

Published - November 17, 2022

Late blight on tomato
Late Blight on Tomato in Haywood County (Aug 17, 2022)

Published - August 18, 2022

black rot symptoms on Sweetpotato
EPA Issues Label Approving Mertect in Sweetpotatoes

Published - July 19, 2022

Cucumber downy mildew symptoms
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found in Haywood County--July 18, 2022

Published - July 19, 2022

Angular, yellow lesions on topside of the leaves that are bound by leaf veins
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - June 1, 2022

Bacterial spot on tomato fruit
Tomato Disease Diagnostic Video Series

Published - February 22, 2022

From: Vegetable Production
Tomato fruit
2022 Fungicide Spray Guides for Tomato and Pepper

Published - February 16, 2022

e-GRO Edible Alert newsletter cover: Common diseases of hydroponic leafy greens and herbs
Diseases of Hydroponic Leafy Greens and Herbs

Published - January 24, 2022

Chrysanthemums
Mum Growers, Beware of Pythium

Published - August 16, 2021

CDM symtoms on squash leaf
Squash Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - July 30, 2021

Basil downy mildew spores on underside of basil leaf
Basil Downy Mildew Confirmed in Pender County, NC, July 28, 2021

Published - July 28, 2021

Cucurbit leaf with yellow mosaic mottling and prominent veins
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Western NC, July 28, 2021

Published - July 28, 2021

Late blight on tomato fruit
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in WNC Region --July 28, 2021

Published - July 28, 2021

black rot symptoms on Sweetpotato
Section 18 Label Renewal Approved for Use of Mertect (Thiabendazole) for Control of Sweetpotato Black Rot Postharvest in Domestic Markets

Published - July 14, 2021

Leaf with cucumber downy mildew symptoms
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Published - June 16, 2021

Pile of unwashed sweet potatoes with soil and rootlets
How to Identify and Manage Sweeetpotato Scurf Caused by Monilochaetes Infuscans

Published - March 25, 2021

Bacterial spot on tomato transplant.
Manage Bacterial Spot on Your Tomato Transplants

Published - March 16, 2021

Tomato field at Mountain Research Station
2021 Tomato and Pepper Fungicide Spray Guides for North Carolina

Published - February 18, 2021

Black rot of Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato Black Rot Found in Storage Facilities

Published - January 14, 2021

Fusarium wilt of chrysanthemum
Fusarium Wilt Problematic on Chrysanthemum in 2020

Published - September 14, 2020

Pumpkin downy mildew
Pumpkin Downy Mildew Found in Surry County, North Carolina

Published - August 24, 2020

Cucumber downy mildew. S. Sharpe.
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Western NC (8/14/2020)

Published - August 14, 2020

Late blight on tomato leaves
Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Buncombe County, 7-17-20

Published - July 17, 2020

Target spot
High Target Spot Pressure in NC Tobacco

Published - July 15, 2020

Cucumber downy mildew
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County

Published - June 18, 2020

Late blight on tomato fruit
Scout for Late Blight on Tomato and Potato

Published - June 16, 2020

Cucumber vine leaves showing yellow mottled spots and green veins
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina | June 2020

Published - June 8, 2020

potted plants in greenhouse
NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations

Published - June 1, 2020

Healthy tomato seedlings
Increase Success With Your Vegetable & Ornamental Transplants!

Published - April 27, 2020

Black rot of sweetpotato
Section 18 Label Renewal Approved for Use of Mertect for Black Rot Control in Sweetpotato

Published - April 10, 2020

Tomato field at Mountain Research Station
2020 Tomato and Pepper Fungicide Spray Guides for North Carolina

Published - March 19, 2020

slime mold on conifer
Modified Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Operations

Published - March 17, 2020

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2019 Diagnostics Lab Review

Published - January 22, 2020

From: Turf Pathology
Poinsettia plant
Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Holiday Schedule

Published - December 12, 2019

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Thanksgiving Holiday Hours for the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic

Published - November 25, 2019

Cannabis leaf with many circular brown lesions (leaf spot)
Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Resuming Regular Services for Hemp

Published - November 1, 2019

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Temporary Change in Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Services (Hemp)

Published - October 2, 2019

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