
Invasive Insect Activity Is Heating Up! See Them? Report Them!
The warm weather seems to be here to stay and with that, last year’s new invasive insect arrivals are …
Franklin County Center will be closed today, 05/29/2023 for the holiday.
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Collapse ▲The warm weather seems to be here to stay and with that, last year’s new invasive insect arrivals are …
Spring 2023 Extension Gardener Classes will be offered on Wednesdays, beginning March 15, from 2-4 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative …
Arbor Day in North Carolina will be March 17th this year. Take time to celebrate by planting a tree. …
Christmas Cactus and Christmas Tree Care It’s that time of year again for fruitcake and eggnog, stockings and bows, and …
Landscape Professionals: December Credit Class Tuesday, December 6 | 5:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Cost: $20.00 Please join us at …
A new invasive insect has been spotted in North Carolina. In August 2022, the elm zigzag sawfly (Argidae: Aproceros leucopoda) …
Fall Extension Gardener Classes – Registration Open! Do you want to learn more about environmentally sustainable, science-based gardening? Then Extension Gardener …
The Bradford Pear Bounty is back! After a successful inaugural event in April, NC’s Bradford Pear Bounty is coming …
Fall Extension Gardener Classes – Registration Open! Do you want to learn more about environmentally sustainable, science-based gardening? Then Extension …
There are a couple of native vines that you should look at adding to your landscape this summer. Clematis …
Tomatoes in Containers If you’re an avid vegetable gardener then you know that a garden isn’t complete without tomatoes. According …
Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants North Carolina’s native plants provide well-adapted food and cover for North Carolina’s native animals, …
Similar to murder hornets in 2020, the Joro spider is having its five minutes of fame! Recent headlines across …
Are you looking for a few tips to make your garden better this year? Look not further! NC State Extension has …
Three native plants to look for during the winter are rattlesnake plantain, striped wintergreen and running cedar. Downy rattlesnake …
While most deciduous trees are bare and seem lifeless, red maple brightens the gray January landscape. Red to yellow-orange …
It’s hard not to love this time of year between the spectacle of fall colors and the reprieve of …
Note: On June 23, 2022 (6 months after this article was published), the spotted lanternfly was detected in North …
Pruning is the removal of plant parts to improve form and growth of plants. The reasons for pruning include: …
Each year I watch in wonder as creation begins its annual adjustment from the summer swelter to the crispness …
This factsheet identifies several varieties of the ornamental Callery Pear tree and their impacts on …
This factsheet summarizes the characteristics of anthracnose.
This publication discusses strategies and techniques for stabilizing stream banks where erosion is an issue.
This Entomology Insect Note offers tips for baiting ants in an around homes.
This factsheet describes the biology of the woolly oak aphids, Stegophylla spp, and provides residential …
This factsheet describes the biology of earwigs (order Dermaptera), and provides residential management recommendations.
This factsheet describes the biology of the woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum, and provides residential …
This factsheet describes the biology of the black swallowtail, American swallowtail, parsnip swallowtail, parsley swallowtail, …