Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Time to Scout -- Time to Treat

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Twig aphid numbers. If you have twig aphids in your Fraser fir Christmas trees in western NC, you should be able to find them now. They are...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

2015 Scouting Project & Early Pest Observations

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Brad Edwards looking for twig aphid eggs Because of the issues that people had in 2014 with twig aphids (BTA), and the continued issues ...
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Friday, February 13, 2015

Changes to Safari Label

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Honey bee in white clover Many of you are no doubt following the news about bee decline in the US and worldwide. Due to concerns about ...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

White Pines in the Loading Yard

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It's not always easy to tell why trees start to decline THE VALUE OF WHITE PINES IN LOADING YARDS:  Many Fraser fir growers in the m...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Rust Mites!!!!

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I really wouldn't have thought this would be a bad year for rust mites. After all, everyone was hoping that with such a hard winter, the...
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Friday, May 3, 2013

Cryptomeria Scale Resurfaces in Ashe County

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On September 1, 2010, I make the following post: Cryptomeria Scale Found in Ashe County . If you went to any of the meetings where I spoke a...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Twig Aphid Hatch -- Spring Pests

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Twig aphids . Looked at twig aphid hatch again today. I found just over 90% of the eggs hatched (it worked out to 93%) and there were a coup...
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