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This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of tomato late blight.
Homeowners who grow fruit in backyards or small orchards find that disease and insect pests often ruin the crop and in some instances damage the tree itself. This publication covers common diseases and insect issues in backyard orchards in North Carolina.
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a viral disease of tomato that has limited distribution in the United States. TYLCV can cause devastating losses to tomato growers once established in the production site. This viral disease can also be found in temperate, tropical, and sub-tropical regions of the world. TYLCV is transmitted by adult whiteflies and is difficult to control once introduced to an area.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Fusarium wilt of watermelon.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of cucurbit downy mildew.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Gummy Stem Blight.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Phytophthora blight of peppers.
This factsheet describes bacterial blight of cotton, including identification and disease management.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of potato late blight.
This vegetable disease factsheet discusses collar rot and Alternaria stem canker of tomato, which are caused by different species of fungi belonging to the genus Alternaria. Both pathogens can cause large, irregularly shaped stem lesions with pronounced concentric rings. However, the concentric rings may not always be pronounced with collar rot.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Botrytis gray mold of tomatoes.
Black shank is an economically important disease of tobacco that threatens production in North Carolina. This factsheet provides information about the causal organism (Phytophthora nicotianae) and its management.
This plant disease fact sheet discusses southern blight, a soil-borne fungus that attacks tomatoes and peppers, and several other economically important crops, including beans, cantaloupe, carrots, peppers, potatoes, sweet potato, and watermelon.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of black rot in sweetpotatoes.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of anthracnose in cucurbits.
This factsheet describes the identification and management of sweetpotato scurf.
Soybean cyst nematode limits yields in every major soybean production region worldwide. This disease note describes SCN in North Carolina and its management.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Rhizopus soft rot of sweetpotatoes.
Seedling diseases are a major disease concern for North Carolina cotton production. Numerous fungi are capable of causing seedling disease, and potential damages are heavily influenced by environmental conditions.
This factsheet describes the symptoms and management of various viruses that can affect greenhouse tomato production in North Carolina.
This factsheet discusses the symptoms and treatment for blue mold of tobacco.
This factsheet provides brief descriptions of common disease pests of maple (Acer spp.) in North Carolina. Pest descriptions are brief but provide links for readers to learn more.
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of Fusarium root rot of sweetpotato.
This corn disease information note offers information on the symptoms and management of gray leaf spot in corn production in North Carolina.
This publication describes the symptoms, life cycle and control of the elongate hemlock scale, a pest that causes white, waxy spots on the upper surface of Christmas tree needles.
This appendix from the Extension Gardener Handbook includes tables to help gardeners identify common problems and management strategies for fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
This publication covers disease control in a variety of crops.
Brown spot is a disease of increasing importance in flue cured tobacco production.This disease is most severe on mature or otherwise injured tobacco.
This factsheet describes the biology of the smaller European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, and provides residential management recommendations.
This factsheet offers information on the signs, symptoms, and control of cylindrocladium black rot in peanut production.
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).
