Turf Pest Management

• Pest Alerts
• Pest Control for Turfgrass Managers (PDF file)
• Pest Management Strategic Plan for Turfgrass in the Southern United States (PDF file)
• Pesticide Selection For Water Quality Protection
• Pest News (April through September)
• Soil Temperature Reports Aid Turf Managers
• Water Quality and Commercial Lawn Care (PDF file)
• Water Quality and Pesticide Selection for Professional Turf Managers

• Turf Insect Management

• Insect and Other Pests Associated with Turf
• Insect Biology
• Insect Management in Turf
• Insect Notes:
• Bees in Turf
• Chinch Bugs
• Cicada Killer Wasps
• Clover Mites in Home Lawns
• A Complete Guide to Mole Crickets
• Controlling Bald Faced Hornets and Yellow Jackets In and Around Structures
• Crane Fly Larvae in Lawns
• Crayfish in Home Lawns
• Cutworms in Turf
• Earthworms as Pests in Home Lawns
• Fall Armyworm in Lawns
• Ground Pearls
• Japanese Beetle
• Millipedes In and Around Homes
• Mole Crickets
• Organic and Sustainable Pest Management for Home Lawns
• Red Imported Fire Ant
• Rhodesgrass Mealybugs in Home Lawns
• Managing the Two-lined Spittlebug in the Home Landscape
• Scoliid Wasps
• Sod Webworms
• Springtails
• White Grubs in Turf
• Master Gardener Insect Guide for Ornamentals and Turf (PDF file)
• Nematode Damage and Management in Lawns
• Ornamentals and Turf Insect Pest Management

• Turf Disease Management

• Diseases of Cool Season Grasses - NO IMAGES
• Diseases of Warm Season Grasses
• High Soil Salts Injury
• Long-Term Management Practices for Prevention of Turf Diseases
• Nematode Damage And Management In Lawns

• Turf Weed Management

• Algae and Moss Control in Turfgrass
• Herbicide Products for Homeowners /
• Sedge Control in Grasses
• Strategies for Turfgrass Weed Control with Preemergence Herbicides
• Susceptibility of Broadleaf Weeds to Herbicide (PDF file)
• Weed Management in Wildflower Plantings

Ponds and Water Gardens

• Aquatic Weed Management Web Site
• Hydrilla: A Rapidly Spreading Aquatic Weed in North Carolina (PDF file)
• Pond Management Guide
• Using Grass Carp for Aquatic Weed Management in North Carolina
• Water Garden Plants
• Water Gardens and Weeds (PDF version)
• Water Gardens, Aquascaping, Lake Restoration and Aquatic Weeds
• Weed Management in Small Ponds (PDF file)

Recycling and Composting

General Resources

• A Low-Cost Plastic Bottle and Jug Baler
• Before You Recycle, Choose to Reuse (PDF file)
• Community Backyard Composting Programs Can Reduce Waste and Save Money (PDF file)
• Composting: A Guide to Managing Organic Yard Wastes (PDF file)
• Deconstruction: Giving Old Buildings New Lives (PDF file)
• Food Recovery and Waste Reduction: A Guide for Businesses and Institutions (PDF file)
• How Your Business Can Cut Costs by Reducing Waste
• Large Scale Organic Materials Composting (PDF file)
• Managing Construction and Demolition Debris: A Guide for Builders, Developers and Contractors
• Organic Composting for Horticultural Use
• Organizing a Community Recycling Program
• Source Reduction: Reducing Household Waste in Local Landfills
• Using Compost in Landscape Beds and Nursery Substrates
• Using Municipal Solid Waste Compost (PDF version)
• Waste Reduction and Recycling for the Lodging Industry

Composting with Earthworms

• Controlling Mite Pests in Earthworm Beds
• Raising Earthworms Successfully (PDF file)
• Worm Away Your Cafeteria Food Scraps!
• Worms Can Recycle Your Garbage

Trees, Shrubs and Woody Ornamentals

Cultural Information

• Information on Trees for Consumers
• A Gardener's Guide to Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs (PDF version)
• Arbor Day
• Damage to Trees
• Gardening in the Shade
• How to Hire a Tree Care Professional
• Mulching Trees and Shrubs
• Planting Trees and Shrubs
• Problems from Tree Roots
• Pruning Trees
• Selecting Trees
• Tree Anatomy
• Planting Trees and Shrubs (PDF version)
• Planting Techniques for Trees and Shrubs
• Pruning Trees (PDF version)
• Pruning Trees and Shrubs (PDF file)
• Recommended plants:
• Large Trees for North Carolina (PDF version)
• Small Trees
• Small Trees for North Carolina (PDF version)
• Shrubs 1-4' (PDF version)
• Shrubs 4-8' (PDF version)
• Shrubs 8'+ (PDF version)
• Vines (PDF version)
• Plants for Wet Sites (PDF version)
• Trees for Difficult Sites (PDF version )
• Qualifiers for Quagmires: Landscape Plants for Wet Sites
• Urban Trees for Use Under Utility Lines (PDF version)
• Fertilizing Deciduous Shade Trees in the Landscape (PDF version)
• Conserving Energy with Plants
• Espalier (PDF version)
• Mulches (PDF version)
• Natural Areas in the Landscape (PDF version)
• Protecting Plants from Cold Damage
• NC Urban Tree Evaluation Program
• Residential Landscaping
• Plant Propagation
  • Overcoming Seed Dormancy: Trees and Shrubs (PDF file)
  • Plant Propagation by Layering: Instructions for the Home Gardener (PDF version)
  • Plant Propagation by Leaf, Cane, and Root Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener (PDF version)
  • Grafting and Budding Nursery Crop Plants
  • Plant Propagation by Stem Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener (PDF version)
• Selection and Care of Living Christmas Trees
• Tree Identification and Culture
• Information about Specific Trees
• Trees of the Maritime Forest
• Native Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines
• Azalea Culture for North Carolina Gardeners (PDF version)
• Azaleas for North Carolina (PDF version)
• Growing Boxwoods in the Landscape (PDF version)
• Superior Crabapple Trees for the Landscape (PDF version)
• Crapemyrtles for North Carolina
• The Flowering Dogwood (PDF version)
• Hollies in the Landscape
• Junipers in the Landscape
• Using Pines in the Landscape (PDF version)
• Roses for North Carolina
• Smooth and Oakleaf Hydrangeas (PDF version)
• Cultural Information on Woody Ornamentals
  • Using Compost in Landscape Beds and Nursery Subrates
  • Best Management Practices For Field Production of Nursery Stock
  • Commercial Boxwood Production
  • Grafting and Budding Nursery Crop Plants
  • Low Investment Propagation/Winter Protection Structure (PDF version)
  • Managing Drought on Nursery Crops (PDF file)
  • Preparing Nursery Plants For Winter
  • Pruning Field Grown Shade and Flowering Trees
  • Using The PourThru Procedure For Checking EC and pH For Nursery Crops (PDF version)
  • A Simple Intermittent Mist System for Propagation (PDF version)

Pest Management for Trees, Shrubs and Woody Ornamentals

• Integrated Pest Management for Municipalities
• Biological Control for the Home Gardener
• Pest Alerts
• Pest News (April through September)

• Insect Management for Trees, Shrubs and Woody Ornamentals

• Insect Pest Calendars
• Insects and Related Pests of Shrubs
• Insect Pest Management Calendars
• Azalea
• Boxwood
• Camellia and Crape Myrtle
• Dogwood and Euonymus
• Hemlock
• Holly
• Junipers
• Leyland Cypress
• Maple
• Oak
• Ornamental Cherry
• Pine
• Pyracantha
• Rhododendron
• Rose
• Insect Notes
  • Aphids
  • Asian Ambrosia Beetle
  • Asian Ambrosia Beetle Trapping
  • Ash Whitefly
  • Azalea Leaf Miner
  • Azalea Stem Borer
  • Bagworms
  • Barklice
  • Beetles
  • Black Turpentine Beetle
  • Black Twig Borer
  • Black Vine Weevil
  • Boxelder Bugs
  • Boxwood Leaf Miner
  • Carpenterworm
  • Caterpillars
  • Cicadas
  • Cottony Cushion Scale
  • Cottony Maple Leaf Scale
  • Crapemyrtle Aphid
  • Cypress Weevil
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar
  • Elm Leaf Beetle
  • Euonymus Scale
  • False Spider Mites
  • Fungus-Infected Flies
  • Galls on Oaks
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
  • Hickory Horned Devil
  • Gloomy Scale
  • Hemispherical Scale
  • Indian Wax Scale
  • Japanese Beetle
  • Juniper Webworm
  • Lace Bugs
  • Leafminer Flies
  • Lecanium Scales
  • Locust Borer
  • Maple Gall Mites
  • Mealybugs
  • Pine Bark Adelgid
  • Planthoppers
  • Phylloxera
  • Silverleaf Whitefly
  • Slugs
  • Sooty Molds
  • Southern Pine Beetle
  • Southern Red Mite and Spruce Spider Mite
  • Tea Scale
  • Tent Caterpillar
  • Twig Girdler
  • Twobanded Japanese Weevil
  • Twolined Spittlebug
  • Twospotted Spider Mite
  • Wheel Bug
  • White Pine Weevil
  • Wood-Boring Beetles
  • Woolly Alder Aphid
  • Yellow Jackets

• Disease Management for Trees, Shrubs and Woody Ornamentals

• Phytophtora Root Rot and Its Control on Established Woody Ornamentals
• Powdery Mildew of Ornamentals and Shade Trees
• Scorch Diseases on Shade Trees
• Slime Flux / Wet Wood
• Some Common Pine Diseases in North Carolina Landscapes and Their Control
• Azalea Diseases and Their Control
• Dogwood Diseases
• Dutch Elm Disease
• Common Diseases and Disorders With the Gold-Dust Plant, Aucuba japonica
• Holly Diseases and Their Control in the Landscape
• Juniper Diseases and Their Control in the Landscape
• Diseases of Leyland Cypress
• Entomosporium Leaf Spot on Red Tip
• Nematode Management in Bedding Plants in the Landscape
• Nematodes and Their Control in Woody Ornamentals in the Landscape
• Nematodes and Their Control on Woody Ornamentals in the Nursery
• Root and Butt Rots of Oaks
• Rhododendron Diseases
• Some Common Pecan Diseases and Their Control in North Carolina

• Weed Management for Trees, Shrubs and Woody Ornamentals

• Herbicide Products for Homeowners
• Postemergence, Non-Selective Herbicides for Landscapes and Nurseries
• Weed Management in Conifer Seed Beds

Vegetables and Herbs

General Information

• Home Vegetable Gardening (PDF version)
• How to Grow Early Vegetables (PDF file)
• Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production
• Managing Lawns and Gardens to Protect Water Quality (PDF version)
• Seed and Seed Quality (PDF file)
• Vegetable Transplants (PDF version)
• Fall Garden (PDF version)
• Mini-Gardening (PDF version)
• Container Vegetable (PDF version)
• Plastic Mulches and Drip Irrigation (PDF version)
• Asparagus (PDF version)
• Beans and Peas
• Bean Sprouts (PDF version)
• Southern Peas (PDF version)
• Beets (PDF version)
• Cole Crops (Broccoli, Greens, Lettuce, Cabbage)
• Broccoli Raab (PDF version)
• Cabbage Production (PDF version)
• Collards (PDF version)
• Greens (PDF version)
• Lettuce (PDF version)
• Spinach (PDF version)
• Turnips And Rutabagas (PDF version)
• Cucumbers (PDF version)
• Eggplant (PDF version)
• Herbs and Specialty Crops
• Growing Herbs (PDF version)
• Seed and Plant Sources for Medicinal Herbs and Botanicals (PDF version)
• Suppliers of Culinary and Ornamental Herb Seed and/or Plants ( PDF version)
• Basil ( PDF version)
• Chives (PDF version)
• Care and Planting of Ginseng Seed and Roots (PDF version)
• Ginseng: A Production Guide for North Carolina (PDF file)
• Lemon Balm (PDF version)
• Luffa Sponge Gourds (PDF version)
• Mushrooms - Sources of Shiitake Spawn (PDF version)
• Producing Shiitake Mushrooms (PDF file)
• Upland Cress (PDF version)
• Herb Factsheets
• Okra (PDF version)
• Onions, Green Bunch (PDF version)
• Peppers and Tomatoes
• Pepper Production (PDF version)
• Tomatoes (PDF version)
• Tomatoes, Pruning and Supporting ( PDF version)

Pest Management of Vegetables and Herbs

• Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production
• Pest Alerts
• Pest News (April through September)

• Insect Management of Vegetables and Herbs

• Biological Control
• Insect and Related Pests of Vegetables
• Insect Pests of Vegetables
• Knowing and Managing Crucifer Pests
• Know and Control Cucumber Pests
• Know and Manage Pepper Pests
• Know and Control Sweet Potato Pests
• Control of Root-Knot Nematodes in the Home Vegetable Garden (PDF file)
• Cucumber Pollination

• Disease Management of Vegetables and Herbs

• Disease Management for Vegetables and Herbs in Greenhouses Using Low Input Sustainable Methods
• Crop Protectants for Controlling Diseases of Vegetable Crops in Greenhouses
• Managing Diseases in Home Vegetable Gardens (PDF file)
• Damping-off in Seed Beds - Flower and Vegetable Seedling
• Southern Blight of Vegetable Crops
• High Soil Salts Injury to Vegetable Crops
• Virus Diseases of Greenhouse Tomatoes and Their Management
• Vegetable Greenhouse and Plant Beds - Botrytis Blight
• Beans and Peas
• Green Beans and Lima Beans - Root Rots
• Cole Crops (Broccoli, Greens, Lettuce, Cabbage)
• Knowing and Managing Crucifer Pests
• Greens
• Cabbage and Related Crops - Black Rot
• Cabbage and Related Crops - Club-Root
• Cabbage - Sclerotinia Headrot
• Cucurbits (Cucumbers, Squash, Melons)
• Know and Control Cucumber Pests
• Cucumbers
• Cucurbits - Gummy Stem Blight and Phoma Blight
• Cucurbits - Anthracnose
• Cantaloupe Diseases and Their Control
• Herbs and Specialty Crops
• Ginseng (PDF version)
• Peppers and Tomatoes
• Know and Manage Pepper Pests
• Tomatoes in Greenhouses
• Pepper and Tomatoes - Bacterial Leaf Spot
• Tomato, Pepper and Watermelon - Blossom-end Rot
• Tomatoes, Blossom-End Rot (PDF version)
• Potatoes
• Know and Control Sweet Potato Pests
• Sweetpotato
• Potato Vine Premature Death
• Sweetpotato Scurf

• Weed Management of Vegetables and Herbs

• Weed Control (PDF file )

Preserving

• Vegetables, Harvesting (PDF version)
• Harvesting and Preserving Herbs ( PDF version)
• Winterizing Your Herb Garden (PDF version)
• Composting (PDF version)
• Home Canning Fruits and Vegetables in North Carolina
• Wild Mushrooms - A Potential Hazard*

Wildlife

Management, Damage Prevention and Control

• Birds

  • Bird Dispersal Techniques (PDF file)
  • Blackbirds (PDF file)
  • American Crows (PDF file)
  • Mourning Dove (PDF file)
  • Gulls (PDF file)
  • Hawks and Owls (PDF file)
  • Pigeons (PDF file)
  • Bobwhite Quail (PDF file)
  • House Sparrows (PDF file)
  • Owls (PDF file)
  • Ruffed Grouse (PDF file)
  • Songbirds (PDF file)
  • Starlings (PDF file)
  • Swallows (PDF file)
  • Waterfowl (PDF file)
  • Wild Turkey (PDF file)
  • Wild Turkeys Management
  • Wood Duck (PDF file)
  • Woodland Wildlife Nest Boxes (PDF file)
  • Woodpeckers (PDF file)

• Carnivores

  • Black Bears (PDF file)
  • Black Bear (PDF file)
  • Bobcats (PDF file)
  • Feral House Cats (PDF file)
  • Coyotes (PDF file)
  • Feral Dogs (PDF file)
  • Foxes (PDF file)
  • Raccoons (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Raccoon (PDF file)
  • Skunks (PDF file)
  • Weasels (PDF file)
  • Wolves (PDF file)

• Damage Identification

  • Identification and Assessment of Wildlife Damage: an Overview (PDF file)
  • Obtaining Assistance to Control Wildlife Damage (PDF file)
  • Wildlife Diseases and Humans (PDF file)

• General Management

  • Agriculture and Natural Resource Protection
  • Low Cost Habitat Improvements (PDF file)
  • Managing Edges for Wildlife (PDF file)
  • Snags and Downed Logs (PDF file)
  • Wildlife on Your Farm
  • Wildlife Terms (PDF file)

• Other Mammals

  • Bats (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Bats (PDF file)
  • Deer (PDF file)
  • Deer Management
  • White-Tailed Deer (PDF file)
  • Moles (PDF file)
  • Opossums (PDF file)
  • Wild Pigs (PDF file)
  • Cottontail Rabbits (PDF file)
  • Working with Wildlife: Cottontail Rabbit (PDF file)
  • Shrews (PDF file)

• Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Alligators (PDF file)
  • Frogs and Toads (PDF file)
  • NC Snakes
  • Pools for Amphibians (PDF file)
  • Wildlife Damage Management: Snakes
  • Nonpoisonous Snakes (PDF file)
  • Rattlesnakes (PDF file)
  • Turtles (PDF file)

• Rodents

  • Beavers (PDF file)
  • Beavers -- Wildlife Damage Management
  • Chipmunks (PDF file)
  • Grey Squirrel (PDF file)
  • House Mice (PDF file)
  • Muskrats (PDF file)
  • Nutria (PDF file)
  • Cotton Rats (PDF file)
  • Norway Rats (PDF file)
  • Rodent-proof Construction and Exclusion Methods (PDF file)
  • Tree Squirrels (PDF file)
  • Voles in Horticultural Plantings
  • Voles (PDF file)
  • Woodchucks (PDF file)

Pesticides and Wildlife

• Pesticides and Wildlife - Christmas Trees
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Corn
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Cotton
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Fruit Trees
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Peanuts
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Small Grains
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Soybeans
• Pesticides and Wildlife - Tobacco

Urban Wildlife

• Building Songbird Boxes (PDF file)
• Butterflies in Your Backyard (PDF file)
• Herbaceous Plants for Wildlife (PDF file)
• Hummingbirds and Butterflies (PDF file)
• Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants (PDF file)
• Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds (PDF file)
• Managing Edges for Wildlife (PDF file)