NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division

Today’s Topic: NCDA&CS working to control spread of gypsy moth

Today’s Topic: NCDA&CS working to control spread of gypsy moth

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” A couple of weeks ago, Commissioner Troxler talked with Rhonda about the importance of buying local firewood to help prevent the spread of certain insects that are harmful to trees. There’s another plant pest the NCDA&CS has been battling: the […]

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The war wages on to keep gypsy moth out of N.C.

The war wages on to keep gypsy moth out of N.C.

The seemingly never-ending gypsy moth battle continues to wage in North Carolina. Since the 1970s, this invasive, leaf-eating caterpillar has tried repeatedly to establish itself in the state. With the exception of the northeastern corner where a gypsy moth quarantine was enacted the mid-1990s, their attempts have failed. The European gypsy moth is the most […]

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Today’s Topic: Sweet potato weevil survey

Today’s Topic: Sweet potato weevil survey

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” The NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division has launched an extensive survey in Brunswick and New Hanover counties for the sweet potato weevil, the most significant sweet potato pest in the world. The purpose is to gain a better […]

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Emerald ash borer trapping: No new counties detected

As we head into the fall season full of football, autumn colors and Thanksgiving, we already have one thing to be thankful for:  summer trapping for the emerald ash borer did not detect the invasive, tree-killing beetle in any new counties in the state. But don’t get too excited just yet. Although 2014 trapping did […]

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Save the Date for BugFest 2013!

Each year, thousands of arthropod enthusiasts crowd the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh to celebrate the 6-, 8-, 10- or more-legged creatures that we all either love or love to hate. Recently added to Trip Advisors’ list of “Top Ten Wacky U.S. Summer Events,” BugFest has it all: exhibits, bands, games, scientific […]

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Today’s Topic: N.C. becomes 20th state affected by emerald ash borer

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” North Carolina recently joined a club it would rather not be a member of. The state became the 20th in the country to confirm the presence of the emerald ash borer. The N.C. Forest Service and NCDA&CS […]

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