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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 19, 2026

Published - May 19, 2026 Read
Conidia of apple powdery mildew on the shoot and leaf of an apple tree

Apple Disease Update: Week of May 17, 2026

Published - May 17, 2026 Read
Orange coroplast insect trap in apple orchard

WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 12, 2026

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News From Southern Appalachian Apples

Fire blight in an apple tree
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 3, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

White tent insect trap in apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 5, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

Sprayer spraying apple trees
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 28, 2026

Published - April 29, 2026

Blackening of the midvein due to shoot blight
Apple Disease Update: Week of April 27, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

View of mountains with apple orchard in foreground
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 20, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

Elongation Apple Shoot
Apple Diease Update: Week of April 20, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Codling moth synthetic lure in sticky insect trap, with captured codling moth
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 13, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Photo of the petal fall phenological stage of an apple flower
2026 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall + Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - April 9, 2026

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News From NC State Extension

three soybean seedlings one has cotelydons two have been eaten by deer below the cotelydon node
Where Are My Soybeans? Checking for Deer Damage to Soybean Seedlings

Published - May 18, 2026

From: Soybeans
spring 2026 drought damage and slow green up
Warm-Season Grass Green Up and Managing Turfgrass under Drought Conditions

Published - May 18, 2026

From: TurfFiles
pinned spotted lantenrfly adult with their wings opened and a white background
Spotted Lanternfly Monitoring Workshops

Published - May 15, 2026

From: Viticulture
ADULT GRAPE ROOT BORER on top of a leaf
Section 18 Emergency Use Approved for ISOMATE GRB-Z in 2026

Published - May 15, 2026

From: Viticulture
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Woodland Owner Survey

Published - May 15, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
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Fall 2026 (August-December) Pesticide Safety Schools

Published - May 14, 2026

From: Pesticide Safety
Tag for a bag of certified Bailey II seed
Bailey II Versus Emery Peanut Notes No. 79 2026

Published - May 14, 2026

From: Peanut
Planting peanuts near Lewiston North Carolina
Herbicide Options if Valor Window is Missed Peanut Notes No. 78 2026

Published - May 14, 2026

From: Peanut
peanut field planted the week of April 27
Spray Now or Wait Peanut Notes No. 77 2026

Published - May 14, 2026

From: Peanut
Good stand of peanuts in 2025
Storm or Basagran Applied with Paraquat and Anthem Flex Peanut Notes No. 76 2026

Published - May 14, 2026

From: Peanut
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