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Tan-grey mold on strawberry labeled Botrytis gray mold

Suggested Spray Schedule for Spring Disease Control in Strawberries

Bill Cline and Caleb Bollenbacher, NC State Entomology & Plant PathologyThe fungicides we use on strawberries are not all the same – some control several diseases, while others control only one.…

East Coast minimum temperature forecast map — Sunday 03/02/2025; color scale in deg F

AWIS Weather Advisory: POTENTIAL FREEZE Late This Weekend, Into Monday.

POTENTIAL FREEZE late this weekend.In collaboration with AWIS Weather ServiceWelcome back to the most challenging time of the year. The warm weather this week, together with plenty to accumulated…

East Coast min temperature forecast map — Tuesday 01/21/2025, color scale in deg F

AWIS Weather Advisory: Polar Vortex Affects North Carolina

Polar Vortex affects North CarolinaIn collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesDear all,The coming days will bring cold air into North Carolina, starting this night. Air temperatures will drop in most…

Greenhouse interior with parallel rows of strawberry plants on straw-covered beds

Pest Management Strategic Plan for Strawberries in the Southeast

The Pest Management Strategic Plan for Strawberries in VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL has been published!You can access the complete interactive document by using the link above, as pdf, or visit the…

Two strawberry transplants on black plastic; left with leaves and soil-covered roots, right bare-root

Takeaways for Cutoff Strawberry Plantings

Authored by: Colby Griffin (N.C. Cooperative Extension, Nash County), Dr. Mark Hoffmann (NCSU), Bill Cline (NCSU), Debbie Roos (N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County), Information also compiled…

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Recommendations for Early-Season (Fall) Chemical Treatments in Strawberry Crops With Known Presence of the Neopestalotiopsis Pathogen

The information below was compiled by Guido Schnabel (Clemson University), Bill Cline (North Carolina State University), and Phil Brannen (University of Georgia) to give an improved recipe of sorts…

Diseased strawberry plant

Best Management Practices for Neopestalotiopsis

Best Management Practices for Neopestalotiopsis crown, leaf and fruit disease on strawberry – for more information on this disease, see the linked articles below -- Bill Cline, NC State Pre-plant --…

Brown and red patches on a green leaf.

UPDATE: Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P)

Dear all,As many (or all of you) know: several plant suppliers that usually ship strawberry tips to plug plant producers in NC, SC and VA has had a large outbreak of Neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) and…

An opened strawberry fruit hold by a person showing a grown corn earworm larva inside

Corn Earworms and Lygus Bugs Infesting Strawberries

The corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a significant pest known for its broad host range, has been reported infesting various strawberry fields in North Carolina and Virginia…

East Coast Min temperature Forecast Thursday 04/04/2024

Widespread Frost Over the Weekend Apr 4-7

Temperatures about to plummet after heavy rains: Apr 4-7in collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesAfter record breaking warm temperatures that advanced strawberry harvest in most of North Carolina,…