Apple Disease Update: 1st Cover
Due to the threat of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot in the southeast, the first cover spray those …
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 Disease Update: Petal Fall
The good news this week is that according to infection models, primary scab season is over for all locations …
Apple Disease Update: 1/2" Green / Tight Cluster
With the exception of ‘Rome Beauty’, many apple cultivars at MHCREC are beyond green tip. If you have not …
Apple Disease Update: Late Silver Tip + Green Tip
Silver tip and green tip should soon be observed in apple orchards throughout NC and green tissue may already …
Pre-Season Disease Clean-Up
Orchard clean up during the fall and winter months, can save some apple disease-associated headaches during the season. From …
EPA Captan Draft Risk Assessment-Open Comment Period!
As many apple growers in the region can attest, captan has been an essential fungicide for apple disease management …
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 …
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 …
Meet Some of Sara Villani's Colleagues
Entomology & Plant Pathology
NC State Extension, NC State University
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- User has no photo Bacheler, JackProfessor Emeritus
- User has no photo Bilbo, TomPostdoctoral Research Scholar
- User has no photo Butler, ShawnResearch Technician
- User has no photo Cubeta, MarcProfessor
- User has no photo Davila, RocioResearch Technician
- User has no photo Davis, RickDepartment Head
- User has no photo Denning, SteveAgricultural Research Technician
- User has no photo Hameed, Khalid
- User has no photo Holmberg, ChrisAgricultural Research Specialist
- User has no photo Kennedy, GeorgeWNR Distinguished Professor
- User has no photo Moyer, JamesProfessor Emeritus
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- User has no photo Ojiambo, PeterAssociate Professor
- User has no photo Sharpe, SuzetteResearch Assistant
- User has no photo Shew, DavidPhillip Morris Professor
- User has no photo Van Duyn, JohnNamed Professor Emeritus
