2019 Nursery Field Day Slated for September 20
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Pest Management
Traveling to the Northeast? Be Cautious About Bringing Back Unwanted Pests.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 CONTACT: Joy Goforth, plant pest administrator NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division 919-707-3753 Look out for Spotted Lanternfly this Summer RALEIGH — …
2019 Private Pesticide Applicators Meetings
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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 …
Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist
Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist Winter 2013-14 Gina Fernandez, Small Fruit Specialist North Carolina State University This checklist was originally developed for blackberry …
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Every fall around this time, I start to recieve calls about caterpillars feeding on blueberries and sometimes blackberries and …
Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist Fall 2013
Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist Fall 2013 Gina Fernandez, Small Fruit Specialist, North Carolina State University The cool and wet summer …
End of Harvest Issues in Small Fruits
I have posted some information on late harvest management concerns at NC Small Fruit & Specialty Crop IPM. This …
Managing Blackberry Harvest and Health in the Midst of a Rainy and Cool Season UPDATED 7/11/13
In light of the wet weather and the forecast of more wet weather and a possible tropical storm next …
Gray Mold in Caneberries
Recent cool and wet weather has resulted in the appearance of gray mold in the ripening blackberry crop. Here …
Blackberry Psyllid Active in North Carolina
Blackberry psyllid (Trioza tripunctata) is an unusual pest of blackberries and uncommon enought that most growers will never encounter it. …
Orange Rust
I have had several pictures sent to me over the past week like this one from Howard Wallace, Agent …
Testing for Farm-Specific Resistance to Fungicides Opportunity
Clemson University is offering a service to determine resistance to a series of fungicides on your farm. This is …
Blackberry & Raspberry Seasonal Checklist (Spring 2013)
This checklist was originally developed for blackberry growers in North Carolina. Many of the items apply to raspberry production …
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