April 3-7: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!
Please note that all predicted blossom blight infection events are current as of April 2, 2025 @ 8:45 p.m. …
Sara Villani
Extension Specialist (Apple, Grape and Ornamental Plant Pathology) Entomology & Plant Pathologysara_villani@ncsu.eduStreet Address: MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Mailing Address: MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Recent Posts by Sara Villani
Applying FireWall 50WP
I’ve been getting a few questions today regarding FireWall 50 WP as an alternative to Harbour for streptomycin, so …
Apple Disease Update: Pink Bud and Bloom
Well, green tip to bloom seemed to progress fairly rapidly this year! Just two weeks ago we were putting …
March 31 and April 1: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!
Polk County, NC There is a predicted fire blight (blossom blight) infection event predicted for Monday, March 31 2025. If …
Hurricane Helene Resources for NC Apple Growers
On behalf of the extended NC State Apple Team, we hope you are doing as well as possible following …
The Perfect Storm
When it rains, it pours-figuratively and literally as tropical storm conditions are anticipated for the end of the week. …
Plotting the Spot and Rot Revenge....
Greetings NC apple community. First, my apologies for not updating often this season. I had several personal challenges, including …
Apple Disease Update: Week of July 17, 2023
In the past few weeks I’ve had a lot of questions come my way regarding leaf spots on apple. …