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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…

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 minimum temperature forecast, Wednesday 04/27/2022, color scale in deg F

AWIS Weather Advisory: Rain and Frost Risk for Mid-Atlantic, Virginia and Parts of NC

AWIS Weather Advisory: Rain and Frost Risk for Mid-Atlantic, Virginia and Parts of NCin collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesDear all,Upcoming rain and increased frost risks especially in Western…

East Coast minimum temperature forecast map, Sunday 04/17/2022, temperatures in °F

AWIS Weather Advisory: Rain and Frost Coming Up Again

AWIS Weather Advisory: Rain and Frost Coming up Again In collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesDear all,This year's strawberry season has been so far characterized by fluctuating temperatures,…

Partially mold-covered ripe strawberry on black plastic mulch beneath leaves

Botrytis Year: Resources, Testing and Other Observations

Observations of the current Strawberry season in NC Dear all,I wanted to share a few observations of the still young strawberry season here in North Carolina. First, Botrytis is everywhere this year,…

Map showing East Coast minimum temperature forecast, Saturday 04/09/2022, color legend in deg F

AWIS Weather Advisory (4/7): Watch Out for More Frost This Weekend

AWIS Weather Advisory (4/7): Watch out for more Frost this weekendIn collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesDear all,Strawberry season is in full swing in most of North Carolina. But we are still in…

East Coast min temperature forecast map — Saturday 04/02/2022, color scale in deg F

AWIS Weather Update: Up and Down Temperatures the Next Weeks

AWIS Weather Update: Up and Down Temperatures the next weeksIn collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesA colder night is ahead of us, with possible frost night tonight (4/1/2022) and on Monday…

Map: East Coast minimum temperature forecast, Sunday 03/27/2022, color scale in °F

AWIS Weather Advisory: Frost Late Weekend, Early Next Week

AWIS Weather Advisory: Frost Threat late weekend, early next week. In collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesDear all,after a devastating frost/freeze event two weeks ago, in which many lost crops…

East Coast minimum temperature forecast map for Thursday 03/10/2022 with color legend (°F)

AWIS Weather Advisory: Protect Plants This Weekend!

AWIS Weather Advisory: Protect plants this weekend. First posted: 3/09/2022; Updated 3/10/2022Dear all,Temperatures will drop in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast into the mid 20s in many areas over the…

East Coast minimum temperature forecast map, Sunday 02/27/2022, temperatures in °F

AWIS Weather Advisory: Not as Cold as Initially Predicted, but Stay Alert

AWIS Weather Advisory: Upcoming cold front no reason for concern - at the moment. In collaboration with AWIS Weather ServicesThe current few warm days are followed by colder weather early next week,…