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Crape Myrtle Aphids
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2020 NC Sod Producers' Report Available
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USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers With Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19
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Scout for Twospotted Spider Mites
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Coastal NC Landscape Plant Dos and Don'ts
As with any area, proper plant selection along our beaches and barrier islands is very important. The publication, Native …
Wax Scales Hatching on Many Common Host Plants
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Eastern Tent Caterpillars
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Camphor Shot Borers Active Throughout the State
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