FDA Announces Changes to Harvest and Post-Harvest Ag Water: What Does This Mean for Small Fruit Farms and Packing Houses?
FDA announced January 13, 2023 the end of the enforcement discretion period for requirements for water used during harvest …
Yellownecked Caterpillars
Is your blueberry plant suddenly leafless? If you can still see stubs of leaf petioles attached to the bare …
SWD Investment Analysis Tool for Blueberry Cold Storage
Is a cold storage facility worth the cost, as an aid to managing spotted-wing drosophila? Recent work by D. …
The Meteoric Rise of North Carolina Blueberries
The next time your tastebuds delight in a fresh, succulent North Carolina-grown blueberry, you might thank a meteor that …
Research Center Tours Offered to Blueberry Festivalgoers
When the North Carolina Blueberry Festival returns to Pender County on June 18 after a two-year hiatus caused by …
Picking Blueberries for a Good Cause
Some serious behind-the-scenes science takes place at the NC State Horticultural Crops Research Station in Castle Hayne, where dedicated …
NCSU Horticulture Crops Research Farm Tours
The NC Blueberry Festival is back after two years of covid delays. Saturday, June 18, 2022!! As part of this …
Cottony Scale on Blueberry
Cottony Scale ( (Pulvinaria sp./spp.) has been observed again this Spring on several commercial blueberry farms in southeastern NC. …
Blueberry Scouting Guide for Smartphones
The very popular blueberry scouting guide “A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries” published by Michigan State …
Webinar: Insect Biology and Management in Blueberries
We recently participated in a Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium supported project led by Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas, …
Exobasidium Leaf and Fruit Spot
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot has been reported from numerous locations in NC this year. The disease, caused by …
Spotted-Wing Drosophila Active in North Carolina Blueberries
The first confirmed adult spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) in commercially grown blueberries for the 2019 growing season was captured early …