
Blueberry Scouting Guide for Smartphones
The very popular blueberry scouting guide “A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries” published by Michigan State …
The very popular blueberry scouting guide “A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries” published by Michigan State …
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot has been reported from numerous locations in NC this year. The disease, caused by …
The first confirmed adult spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) in commercially grown blueberries for the 2019 growing season was captured early …
This is the last blueberry monitoring report for 2017. All of the samples have been processed and the data …
With a larger percentage of the fields being hedged each week we are seeing the spikes in SWD numbers …
The spike in SWD captures at our Pender trapping location is likely due to the fact that much of …
Trap captures of spotted wing drosophila continue to fluctuate. We often see increases in trap captures after fields have …
Despite the rainy weather last week being favorable for spotted wing drosophila, trap counts continue to drop. No cranberry fruitworm …
After the small surges in spotted wing drosophila trap captures at New Hanover 1 and Pender 1 the numbers …
There were small spikes in spotted wing drosophila trap captures at Pender 1 and New Hanover 1. New Hanover …
Trap captures this week were low for all four of the insects which we are monitoring. With the fruit …
19 March 2014 — The mummy berry fungus is emerging this week in blueberry fields in the coastal plain …
Since its detection in North Carolina in 2010, Drosophila suzukii, commonly referred to as spotted wing drosophila (SWD), has become …
Several years ago, I posted information on NC Small Fruit & Specialty Crop IPM blog about the many “boring” …
The 48th annual meeting of the North Carolina Blueberry Council will be held on January 14-15, 2014 at the …
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council holds regular meetings for blueberry growers and representatives from industry and academia. View the …
The 2014 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference will take place January 9-12, 2014, in Savannah, Ga. According to …
Dr. Allan Brown, a researcher with N.C. State’s Plants for Human Health Institute at the N.C. Research Campus in …
As a postharvest physiologist, Dr. Penny Perkins-Veazie researches new strategies to prolong the shelf life of fresh fruits and …
Plants for Human Health Institute director is an international authority on blueberries Dr. Mary Ann Lila, director of N.C. State …
Beekeeping is a very enjoyable and rewarding pastime that is relatively inexpensive to get started. …
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of white grubs and addresses how to control them as …
This booklet provides an overview of production costs and marketing strategies that growers should consider …
Orchard management guide for apples, with information on insect, disease, weed, and mammal control, plus …
This table presents information on preemergence herbicides for herbaceous ornamentals.
There are many species of bamboo sold in the nursery trade, some more invasive than …
This factsheet describes the symptoms of root-inhibiting herbicide injuries.
This pesticide factsheet covers the use and characteristics of Segment (sethoxydim).