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NCDA Offers FREE Soil Testing & Services for WNC Through June 2025

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) is offering free services for counties affected by Hurricane Helene through June 2025. See NCDA's announcement…

2022 NC Crop Protection School

2022 Crop Protection School: Emerging Threats

The 74th Annual Crop Protection School will be held virtually on Thursday, December 1, 2022 using the Zoom platform. Please use this link to register. After registration, you will be sent a passcode…

CDM symtoms on squash leaf

Squash Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres, Savithri Purayannur, Mike Adams, and Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), was confirmed on butternut…

Basil downy mildew spores on underside of basil leaf

Basil Downy Mildew Confirmed in Pender County, NC, July 28, 2021

Basil downy mildew has been confirmed on the variety Genovese in a homeowner garden in Pender County, North Carolina. The disease has not been found on the resistant varieties Thunderstruck,…

Leaf with cucumber downy mildew symptoms

Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in North Carolina

Written by Mariana Prieto-Torres, Mike Adams, Dr. Savithri Purayannur, and Dr. Lina M. Quesada-Ocampo. Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM), was confirmed on…

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…

Cucumber downy mildew

Cucumber Downy Mildew Found in Johnston County

Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Brandon ParkerCucumber downy mildew, caused by the oomycete pathogen Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been found in a commercial cucumber field in Johnston County.…

Cucumber vine leaves showing yellow mottled spots and green veins

Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina | June 2020

Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Kimberly D’Arcangelo, Mike Adams, and Tommy BattsCucumber downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber sample from a production field in Wilson County on June 8 of…

potted plants in greenhouse

NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations

This announcement was updated Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 from the previous versionsThe NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) has been approved to open under new modified operations in…

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…