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North Carolina’s climate and soils are well suited to grow many types tree fruits. This publication will focus on the three main tree fruits produced for market in North Carolina: peaches, apples, and pecans. In addition to these main crops, information on pears, persimmons, plums, nectarines, Asian pears, and figs is presented as they grow well in North Carolina’s temperate climate. These tree fruits require similar management regimes described in this publication.
This factsheet describes the biology and management of cylamen mites in strawberries.
Oriental fruit moth description, life history, damage, and control.
Growing strawberries as an annual crop on black plastic requires a different weed management strategy than the perennial matted row strawberries. Weeds that have hard seed coats, such as vetch and clover, emerge for long periods of time can establish in the row. They emerge in late fall or spring, grow under the plastic for a period of time, and emerge from any holes in the plastic.
This factsheet provides information on whiteflies and their impact on North Carolina strawberries.
This factsheet describes the biology and management of strawberry clipper weevils in commercial strawberry production.
This factsheet provides information on crickets and their impact on North Carolina strawberries.
This factsheet provides information on the red imported fire ant and its impact on North Carolina strawberries.
This factsheet describes sap beetles and their impact on North Carolina strawberries.
This publication offers information on phytoplasmas, organisms that multiply in the phloem of strawberry plants and are carried from plant-to-plant by leaf hoppers (vectors).
This factsheet provides information on the sugarcane beetle and its impact on North Carolina strawberries.
This factsheet describes the biology and management of native drosophila species in strawberries.
