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Horticulture Needs Survey

Hello I’m Justin Burkhead the new horticulture agent for Halifax county. I grew up in Fayetteville, NC and obtained …

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Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease that effects many different plants. The symptom of powdery mildew is a …

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Keep an Eye Out for Bagworms

Damage May thru June is the best time to look for and treat bagworms. Bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, are common landscape insect …

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Cedar-Apple Rust

Cedar-Apple Rust You may be seeing orange gelatinous blobs with what looks like tentacles on redcedar or juniper trees now …

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Pesticide Collection Day

Pesticide Collection Day North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the Halifax County Cooperative Extension, will …

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Ag Wage Survey

The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Agricultural Services & Foreign Labor section has started conducting the 2022/2023 Prevailing Wage …

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Lawn Burweed

Lawn burweed Identification Lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis), is also known as spurweed, bindi weed, field burweed and Spurweed. It is a …

Pesticide Container Recylcing

The NCDA&CS Pesticide Container Recycling Program funds efforts to foster public health and safety, environmental protection, and resource conservation …

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Fall Pesticide Meetings

All of our Fall Pesticide meetings are now scheduled. Be sure to get all the credits you need this …

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The Basics of Beekeeping

Also referred to as Apiculture, beekeeping is the process of maintaining bee colonies in structures known as hives, for …

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Grafting for Disease Resistance in Heirloom Tomatoes

Learn about grafting techniques that growers can use to unite the disease resistance and enhanced …

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Producing and Marketing Strawberries for Direct Market Operations

This booklet provides an overview of production costs and marketing strategies that growers should consider …

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Under Trellis Cover Crops for North Carolina Vineyards

This publication discusses research on under trellis cover crops at a North Carolina commercial vineyard …

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Callery Pear: 'Bradford' and Other Varieties and Their Invasive Progeny

This factsheet identifies several varieties of the ornamental Callery Pear tree and their impacts on …

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Anthracnose in Turf

This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of anthracnose.

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Elm Zigzag Sawfly

The elm zigzag sawfly is an invasive species first reported in North America in 2020. …

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Woolly Oak Aphids

This factsheet describes the biology of the woolly oak aphids, Stegophylla spp, and provides residential …

5/9/23PDIC Factsheets
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Earwigs in the Landscape

This factsheet describes the biology of earwigs (order Dermaptera), and provides residential management recommendations.

5/9/23PDIC Factsheets