
PDIC Discontinuing Household Mold Identification Service
Beginning January 17th, 2023, the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will no longer be providing identification …
Job Description As the director and diagnostic entomologist with the NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, Matt Bertone focuses on tools and techniques for the identification of arthropods, especially insects. Identification services are vital for addressing client pest management issues, monitoring for invasive and emerging pest taxa, and providing accurate diagnoses and nomenclature for species involved in scientific research. In addition to these services, Matt provides training for state extension personnel to recognize a wide variety of arthropods, publishes new records and biological information on local arthropods, and augments the NCSU Insect Museum’s specimen holdings through the collection and curation of arthropods, among other activities.
Beginning January 17th, 2023, the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will no longer be providing identification …
This is not a deadly Sydney funnel web spider, but a local trapdoor spider in the genus Ummidia. I’ve been getting …
We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about spiders hanging around and coming inside homes lately. Some have …
A bee in the genus Andrena poking its head out of a tunnel it made in an urban yard. As …
A European hornet (Vespa crabro) It’s feeling a lot like spring out there! As the warm weather bring feelings of …
Last year (2021) was a busy one for us at the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC). It was …
UPDATE: Registration for the course is closed The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) and collaborators are happy to announce …
A European hornet worker (left) and a porch light attracting several of these wasps (right) In recent weeks we’ve been …