By Terri BilleisenDoes this look familiar? I’ve received A LOT of questions this month about these mounds with pencil eraser-sized holes appearing in the landscape. More often... |entomology, NC State, Turffiles
By Terri BilleisenChinch bugs have been increasing in numbers the last two weeks and are causing noticeable damage in warm-season lawns. Chinch bugs are tiny insects that... |entomology, NC State, Turffiles
By Terri BilleisenWe observed significant increases of Japanese beetle adults at half of our tracking sites (Bertie, Edgecombe, Wake, Lee, Montgomery, and Henderson counties) this week. This... |entomology, NC State, Turffiles
By Terri BilleisenIt’s official, Japanese beetle adults are active in North Carolina. We have been tracking these insects for about three weeks through our Insect Pest Tracking... |entomology, NC State, Turffiles
By Terri BilleisenStarting Summer 2022, we are operating a network of collaborators across the state to help monitor for key turfgrass insect pests. This year, we will... |entomology, Turffiles
By Terri BilleisenWhy Didn’t Anyone Tell Us It Was Going to Happen? Dr. Rick Brandenburg Similar to 2020, the year 2021 brought us a lot of surprises...