News From Plant Disease and Insect Clinic

Snow on bare tree branches at D.H. Hill Library
Winter Weather Impacts, Round 2

Published - January 30, 2026

US map showing 2025 turfgrass sample origins; 71% SE, 41% NC, 13% SW; Top5 NC, FL, SC, TX, CA
2025 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review

Published - January 28, 2026

Snow-covered brick stairway with lamp posts and trees in a winter park
PDIC Adverse Weather Closure

Published - January 23, 2026

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zones map of continental US showing color-coded zones
Out-of-State Samples Now Being Accepted

Published - October 14, 2025

A banner showing three images. First is a brilliant blue fungus on a dead branch, second is an iridescent beetle on a leaf, and third shows lichenized algal leaf spots on a magnolia leaf.
Event Announcement: PDIC Open House

Published - September 16, 2025

D H Hill Library facade with snow-covered trees and brick retaining wall
PDIC Weather Delay: UPDATE

Published - January 21, 2025

MLK, Jr Day 2025
PDIC Closed January 20, 2025

Published - January 17, 2025

a large brown aphid among Christmas tree needles
2024-25 Clinic Holiday Schedule

Published - November 21, 2024

Yellow sign reading: LOT CLOSED 6/20-6/27; TOWING ENFORCED on brick sidewalk
Construction Disruptions

Published - June 17, 2024

graphic of cash with a red slash through it
PDIC No Longer Accepting Cash Payments

Published - February 21, 2024

Looking at the face of a red-eyed, black cicada, legs stretched out in front
The Cicadas Are Coming! Fear Not, Though

Published - February 2, 2024

Wicker cornucopia with apples, banana, mango, tangerine and a multicolored wooden turkey decoration
PDIC Holiday Closings 2023

Published - November 15, 2023

A wasp sitting on lichen-covered bark. It is mostly dark with some yellow markings
Yellow-Legged Hornet Found in Georgia

Published - August 17, 2023

NC State loading zone sign: LZ; 30-min limit; permit required 7AM–5PM M–F; no permit other times
Campus Detour - UPDATE

Published - July 3, 2023

Photograph of Dr. Charles "Chuck" Hodges at his desk in front of microscopes
Chuck Hodges Second Retirement

Published - February 2, 2023

Poinsettia and also a section of tree trunk infected with Armillaria
PDIC Holiday Closings 2022

Published - November 17, 2022

Evergreen twigs with multiple bagworm cases; close-up shows larva in case; © Matt Bertone
Online "Cypress" Diagnostic Guide

Published - October 12, 2022

Large tree canopy extending over a brick wall beneath an overcast sky
PDIC Closing Early 30-Sep-2022

Published - September 30, 2022

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