Hibiscus Sawfly Active
Hibiscus sawfly, Atomacera decepta, is a common pest of hibiscus. Not much is known about this critter from what I …
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NC State Extension, NC State University
Hoverflies – Bee mimics provide pollination and biocontrol services
Originally posted on ecoIPM.org… You can often see hoverflies zipping in and out of flowers in your garden. They approach …
Lace Bugs Damage Many Landscape and Nursery Plants
Lace bugs have been out most of the summer but the damage is becoming apparent now as populations grow. …
Cottony Tufts on Holly and Other Broad Leaf Evergreens
This week I found cottony camellia scale ovisacs on hollies in my yard and on campus. Cottony camellia scale, …
Slugs in the Greenhouse, Nursery, Landscape
If you see ragged holes in leaves with no pest in site you may have slugs. Slugs thrive in …
Woolly Apple Aphids Create Fluff on Pyracantha
Woolly apple aphid infestations on pyracantha bushes around campus. These produce cottony fluff along the branches. When you brush …
Red Headed Flea Beetles
This week Cliff Ruth told me they were finding red headed flea beetle adults and larvae in mountain nurseries. …
Ambrosia Beetles Slow Down
This week did not find many ambrosia beetles in our traps this week (there will always be a few) …
Bagworm Larvae Active
If you have conifers or other plants that seem to have grown weird, dangling pinecones, look again because you …
Daylily Leafminer Adults and Larvae Active
The Daylily leafminer is a recent pest from Asia. It was first detected in 2006 but has now spread …
Free Books! IPM for Trees and Shrubs
The Southern Nursery IPM working group (SNIPM) includes research and extension professionals from many Southeastern states who work in …
Millions of scale insect predators hatching…careful they look like mealybugs!
Yesterday on campus willow oak trees were covered in millions of what looked like mealybugs. But they were faster …