Final Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 15, 2020
This is the tenth and final TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment report. Third and fourth generation flights have …
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Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – Update Coming!
Due to server issues associated with the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor, our final report will be …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 2, 2020
This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2020
This is the eighth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 11, 2020
This is the sixth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 4, 2020
This is the fifth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 29, 2020
This is the fourth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
This is the third of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Cool weather has continued to …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 13, 2020
This is the second of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Last week’s cool temperatures pushed …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 7, 2020
Managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in North Carolina tobacco requires both pre transplant and post transplant decisions, which …
Now Available! the NC Organic Commodities Production Guide!
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the North Carolina Organic Commodities Production Guide! We’ve added new chapters …
Fungicide Resistance Found in Frogeye Leaf Spot of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Environmental conditions this growing season have been conducive for several pathogens in flue-cured tobacco. Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora nicotianae) has …
Commonly Confused Caterpillars: Distinguishing Tobacco Budworms From Corn Earworm
Tobacco budworms (Heliothis veriscens) and corn earworms (Helicoverpa zea) are two common crop-damaging caterpillars. They both feed on a …
2016 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we ask county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
NCDA&CS Offers Organic Certification Cost-Share Assistance
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) is offering organic growers the opportunity to …
NC Organic Cost Share Program
North Carolina is now accepting applications for the Organic Certification Cost share program. Growers, Handlers and Processors will be …
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