Fire Blight Survey-Urgent Please Respond!
Dear Southeastern Apple Growers: A U.S. research team including plant pathologists, horticulturalists, and economists has been formed to address and …
Sara Villani
Extension Specialist (Apple and Ornamental Plant Pathology) Entomology & Plant Pathologysara_villani@ncsu.eduStreet Address:MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Mailing Address:MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Recent Posts by Sara Villani
Apple Alert: Marssonina Leaf Blotch Confirmed in Western NC
Last week, Marssonina leaf blotch, caused by the fungal pathogen Marssonina coronaria was confirmed in several ‘Rome Beauty’ trees …
Apple Disease Update: Glomerella End Game
Pre-harvest Glomerella Considerations With ‘Gala’ apple harvest soon approaching in Western NC, it’s a good time to review fungicide application …
Apple Disease Update: Week of July 1
Glomerella Leaf Spot Update While areas of Henderson and Polk County NC received nearly 40% of the average annual rainfall …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 24
For this week’s Apple Disease Update, I’d like to share some very preliminary observations from this year’s Glomerella leaf …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 10
The past week has been relatively uneventful in regards to infection events compared to previous weeks. That said, relative …
We Want Your Disease!
So far the 2018 apple season has been defined by warm, humid, and very rainy weather. We are guessing …
Apple Disease Update (6/3/18): Welcome Glomerella
NEWA weather stations located in Polk and Henderson County apple orchards were reporting that 14-24 inches of rain fell …
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Entomology & Plant Pathology - NC State University
- User has no photo Adams, MichaelAgricultural Research Specialist
- User has no photo Aghaee, Mohammad AmirPostdoctoral Researcher
- User has no photo Bacheler, JackProfessor Emeritus
- User has no photo Butler, ShawnResearch Technician
- User has no photo Cubeta, MarcProfessor
- User has no photo Davis, RickDepartment Head
- User has no photo Denning, SteveAgricultural Research Technician
- User has no photo Dupree, GeneLaboratory Manager III
- User has no photo Hameed, Khalid
- User has no photo Henson, MichelleResearch Assistant
- User has no photo Holmberg, ChrisAgricultural Research Specialist
- User has no photo Kennedy, GeorgeWNR Distinguished Professor
- User has no photo Moyer, JamesProfessor Emeritus
- User has no photo Nagle, AnnemarieResearch Technician
- User has no photo Ogburn, EmilyResearch Associate
- User has no photo Ojiambo, PeterAssociate Professor
- User has no photo Scherer, AmandaPostdoctoral Research Scholar
- User has no photo Sharpe, SuzetteResearch Assistant
- User has no photo Shew, DavidPhillip Morris Professor
- User has no photo Van Duyn, JohnNamed Professor Emeritus
