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What’s Wrong with My Cypress?
New guide to cypress problems from NC State Extension
Spotlight on Volunteers in the Plant Pest Laboratory
The Soil, Plant and Pest Center’s plant pest diagnostic laboratory is lucky to have three outstanding volunteers working in the laboratory. Scroll to learn more about our Extension Plant Pest…
Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Crops- Southeastern Region Plant Pest Management Resources
It is important to correctly identify plant pests and pathogens for effective management plans and to reduce environmental and economic impacts of pest pressure and spread. If you need assistance…
Home Plant Pest Management – UT Extension Resources
With spring here and summer approaching, now is a great time to be scouting for insect pests, plant pathogens, and weedy plants whether you have a home vegetable garden, turfgrass…
What snail species am I looking at?
At least a few times a year the plant pest lab receives a request for assistance with snail identification. Check out this neat pictorial key to identify the gastropods in…
Sample Summary – January to March 2022 Diagnoses in the Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
Click on the tabs below for a summary of diagnoses from the Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab of the Extension Soil, Plant and Pest Center from January 2022 to March 2022.…
Carpet Beetles
Class Insecta: Order Coleoptera: Family Dermestidae Carpet beetle species are frequently encountered in Tennessee homes. Sometimes the larval stage is noticed, and sometimes adults are seen. Larvae can cause damage…