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Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 4 August 2017
This is the last blueberry monitoring report for 2017. All of the samples have been processed and the data …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 23 June 2017
With a larger percentage of the fields being hedged each week we are seeing the spikes in SWD numbers …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 16 June 2017
The spike in SWD captures at our Pender trapping location is likely due to the fact that much of …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 9 June 2017
Trap captures of spotted wing drosophila continue to fluctuate. We often see increases in trap captures after fields have …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 2 June 2017
Despite the rainy weather last week being favorable for spotted wing drosophila, trap counts continue to drop. No cranberry fruitworm …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 26 May 2017
After the small surges in spotted wing drosophila trap captures at New Hanover 1 and Pender 1 the numbers …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 19 May 2017
There were small spikes in spotted wing drosophila trap captures at Pender 1 and New Hanover 1. New Hanover …
Blueberry Insect Monitoring Report, 12 May 2017
Trap captures this week were low for all four of the insects which we are monitoring. With the fruit …
2017 Pecan Spray Guide Available
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White Drupelets?
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Blackberry on-Farm Field Day
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Mummy Berry Alert for Southeastern NC
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