2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Plant Disease Survey Data
In this post, we continue to provide results from our annual surveys of county agents about flue-cured tobacco production …
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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 …
2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we asked county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Methods and Response
Surveys of flue-cured tobacco production practices are conducted annually by the NC State Tobacco Extension Team. At the end …
Tobacco Scouting Finished for the Season
Tobacco harvest and insect populations are winding down. Last week, the grower at our Eastern 1 and 2 sites …
Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. August 29, 2014
We are at week eighteen of scouting. Two of our eastern sites are almost done with harvesting, while harvesting continues …
(Another) Unexpected Aphid in Strawberries
We wrote last fall about our surprise in finding, Chaetosiphon minor, in garden strawberries near our lab. Our continuing investigations …
Identifying Hornworms
Two species of hornworm caterpillars feed on tobacco and other plants. Tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta) and tomato hornworms (Manduca …
An Unexpected Aphid in Strawberries
Last week, I examined a patch of strawberries in a garden just outside our lab in Raleigh, NC. I …