Post Written By Steven Frank, Professor and Extension Specialist

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Dr. Steven FrankProfessor and Extension Specialist Entomology & Plant Pathology
NC State Extension, NC State University

Nursery growers have been struggling with ambrosia beetles for decades. Now landscape trees are also getting attacked more frequently. …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

The Daylily leafminer is a recent pest from Asia. It was first detected in 2006 but has now spread …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

I got reports of rosy maple moths spotted around lights over the weekend. These beautiful moths are the adult …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

You may have European pepper moth in your nursery and not know it. They are hard to find because …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Crape myrtles have typically been almost maintenance free (unless you top them) but with the new crape myrtle bark …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent – Nursery and Greenhouse alerted us that Boxwood leafminer adults are active in the …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Maple shoot borers (Proteoteras aesculana) are common pests of red maples in nurseries. Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent – …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

We just got an alert from Amanda Taylor, Area Specialized Agent – Nursery and Greenhouse, that yellow poplar weevils, …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Felt scales are a family of scales that include azalea bark scale (Acanthococcus azaleae), crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Oak lecanium scale and European fruit lecanium are nearly identical soft scales that infest oaks and many other tree …

— 5 years ago, Entomology

Ground bee covered with pollen resting on a leaf. Photo: SD Frank Ground bees are active throughout central NC. Ground bees …

NC State Extension Area Specialized Agent Danny Lauderdale trapped the first European pepper moths last week. This is a …

— 5 years ago, Entomology