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Tomato flowers with bee

2025 North Carolina Fungicide Guides for Tomato and Pepper

The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs that have been evaluated for efficacy against the disease listed. There are…

Tomato fruit

Tomato Late Blight Found in Henderson County, NC (7 Aug 2023)

Late blight on tomato has been confirmed on an organic vegetable farm in Henderson County, NC on 7 Aug 2023. A sample has been submitted for genotyping analysis to identify the strain and sensitivity…

Cucumber downy mildew

Cucurbit Downy Mildew in Haywood County, July 28, 2023

Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research Station in Haywood County, NC. Only 1% of plants showed symptoms and only 5% of…

Symptoms of ToBRFV on tomato fruit

Tomato Seed Recall for Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was detected on some tomato seeds from a seed company called Fruition Seeds in New York, recently. Although there are not yet any confirmed positives for…

Tomato fruit

2022 Fungicide Spray Guides for Tomato and Pepper

The fungicide spray guides for tomato and pepper are intended for commercial growers and are suggested products or programs that have been evaluated for efficacy against the disease listed. There are…

Bacterial spot on tomato transplant.

Manage Bacterial Spot on Your Tomato Transplants

For vegetable growers (both commercial and home gardeners), springtime often brings to mind tomato transplants. However, sometimes diseases occur on these transplants, which can be discouraging. One…

Healthy tomato seedlings

Increase Success With Your Vegetable & Ornamental Transplants!

Whether you are a commercial grower or a homeowner wanting to produce your own transplants, avoiding diseases, such as damping-off, will improve your chances of growing healthy…

Cannabis leaf with many circular brown lesions (leaf spot)

Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Resuming Regular Services for Hemp

The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) is resuming normal services for hemp disease diagnosis. Please note that previous guidelines for submitting samples of hemp still…

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

Due to high volumes and a lack of diagnostic personnel to handle hemp samples, the NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will not be accepting hemp samples for disease diagnosis after…

Basil downy mildew spores on underside of basil leaf

Basil Downy Mildew Found in Western N.C.

Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in our research plots in Haywood County, North Carolina on July 22, 2019. The disease has not been found on the resistant varieties…