Pre-Plant Strategies for Wheat - Webinar
Are you planting wheat this fall? Join us for part 1 of our “Wheat Production Series” on September 25, 2020, from …
Pest Management
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
Brunswick Agent Teaches IPM to Master Gardeners
Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting …
Exobasidium Disease in Blueberries
I recently visited a small Chatham County blueberry farm and found some of the bushes were infected with Exobasidium, …
Ever Check the Underside of Your Leaves?
Springtime means that our dormant yards become alive with color and new growth. I think everyone enjoys the coming …
Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites
Twospotted spider mites are probably the most common spider mite species to damage ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, and others. Twospotted …
Eastern Tent Caterpillars
Eastern tent caterpillars are common native insects that create silk webs or ‘tents’ in the branch crotches of some …
Nuggets of Garden Wisdom Symposium-Cancellation Notice
The Extension Master Gardener Educational Symposium has been canceled. The Symposium was scheduled for October 24, 2019 at the …
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This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of the cyclamen and broad mites, …
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Brown Soft Scale
This Entomology Insect Note describes brown soft scale, a common insect pest on trees, shrubs …
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Flower Thrips
This Entomology Insect Note describes flower thrips, insect pests of grasses and flowering plants.
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Greenhouse Whitefly
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of the greenhouse whitefly, an insect …
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the Landscape and in the Home
This Entomology Insect Note describes the biology and control of the brown marmorated stink bug, …
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Management of Adult Japanese Beetles for Commercial Nursery and Landscape Operations
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