North Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic

QUICK HELP

Disease Problems:

919.515.3619

Insect Related:

919.515.9530

General Questions:

plantclinic@ces.ncsu.edu

8am-5pm


Monday - Friday

NC Plant Disease & Insect Clinic 1227 Gardner Hall
100 Derieux Place
Raleigh, NC 27607
Directions to the Clinic

Department of
Plant Pathology

Department of
Entomology

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CALS

Welcome!

The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic diagnoses all kinds of plant problems for farmers, growers, landscapers, homeowners, and gardeners. In consultation with expert faculty, we recommend ways to treat or prevent the problems we diagnose.

We work in partnership with your local County Agent or Master Gardener, who can diagnose many common plant disease and insect problems, or help you properly collect and submit a sample to the PDIC if necessary. Click these links to find a North Carolinia County Agent external link and Master Gardenerexternal link near you!

News about diseases and insects, information about current plant problems, and news about upcoming events.

 

EMERALD ASH BORER DETECTED IN NORTH CAROLINA

Posted by M.J. Munster on 19 Jun 2013

The emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive exotic insect pest, has now been detected in North Carolina. These beetles feed under the bark of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.), eventually killing them. The detection is not unexpected, as EAB was already present in Virginia and Tennessee. In North Carolina, Person, Granville, and Vance Counties are under a quarantine. No movement of ash trees or ash wood products, or of hardwood firewood, is allowed from these counties. The reason is that EAB can be present inside these materials and inadvertently moved long distances by people.

For more, including contact information if you suspect you have found this pest, see the NCDA&CS Press Release 17-Jun-2013

Further information is found on the NC Forest Service EAB FAQ page.
Note: At the time of this writing, that FAQ page still had not been updated to reflect the fact that this is now in North Carolina.

 

 

Adult of the emerald ash borer next to cm ruler.

The adult of the emerald ash borer is about a half-inch long, and metallic green in color. Photo: Matt Bertone.

 

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Many exotic pests and diseases threaten plant life in North Carolina. Our state also experiences periodic outbreaks and epidemics of established pests and diseases.

For information about threats to agricultural, horticultural, forest, and landscape plants in the State of North Carolina and beyond, see the links below or click the yellow "see more" link.

Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN) external link Sudden Oak Death Information and Reporting external link
National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) Emerald Ash Borer external link
USDA - APHIS external link Laurel Wilt and Ambrosia Beetles external link

Learn more about how we diagnose diseases by checking out these fun resources!

Virtual Clinic Tour external link  
Plant Disease Diagnosis game external link