
Keep Your Eye Out for the Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted lanternfly is an important pest to be on the lookout for in WNC! The spotted lanternfly, native to …
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Spotted lanternfly is an important pest to be on the lookout for in WNC! The spotted lanternfly, native to …

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Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden was created in late 2008 at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro to provide forage …

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DATE: October 4, 2025 TIME: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. WHERE: Buncombe County Interchange Building 59 Woodfin place, Asheville, NC 28801 The beauty of the Bradford …

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October 11, 2025 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Meet at the Haywood Co. Extension Office 589 Raccoon Road • Waynesville, NC Gather with …

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Buncombe County Center recently welcomed NC State University PhD student Alam Ramirez-Reyes and graduate student Carlee …

UPDATE 6/13/2025 Cicadas have been in the area since the first of May wrecking havoc on prize specimen plants and …

Mark your calendar and get ready for the 2025 Spring Fling Plant Sale, sponsored by the Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteers …

VEGETABLES Asparagus – To help plants establish strong root systems do not harvest spears the first year. Begin lightly harvesting …

Black root rot impacts a range of woody and herbaceous ornamental plant species primarily in …

This Entomology Insect Note discusses how to identify and manage common armored scale insects that …

This factsheet describes the biology of the maskell scale, Lepidosaphes maskelli, and provides residential management …
This guide is designed to help turf managers identify the major turfgrass pests found in …

This native plants chapter of the Extension Gardener Handbook defines the term native, why gardeners …

This field guide and linked resources provide information on basic insect identification, sampling methods, monitoring, …

This publication alerts prospective gardeners to some of the most common contaminants in urban soils, …

This factsheet describes the biology and disease control of Southern Blight in Herbaceous Ornamentals