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A large, red and yellow European hornet waits on the side of a tree.

Wasp Queens Waking Up After Winter Slumber

It's feeling a lot like spring out there! As the warm weather bring feelings of joy from longer days and more time outside, it also means that insects and other arthropods are waking up and becoming…

Bar graph showing the number of samples submitted by counties that made up 2% or more of the samples in 2021. The counties in descending order are Wake, Mecklenburg, Orange, Buncombe, Henderson, Durham, Guilford, New Hanover, Johnston, Randolph, Moore, Sa

2021 Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Year in Review

Last year (2021) was a busy one for us at the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC). It was also eventful: all lab members returned to full-time work in the clinic around July (following approved…

glaze of ice and small icicles hanging from the top edge of a yard lamp

Adverse Weather Closure, January 21, 2022

NC State University has declared a Condition 2 adverse weather status through noon on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022. As a result, the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closed. We apologize for any…

Snow on berry-laden branches of a deciduous holly

PDIC Holiday Closings 2021

The NC State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will be closed from Friday, December 24, 2021, through Sunday, January 2, 2022. Samples received after Tuesday, December 21 may not be…

Banner showing leafminer on sweetgum, spores of soybean target spot, a boxwood with dieback, and a sawfly skeletonizing hibiscus

Save the Date: Plant Problem Diagnostics Short Course 2022

UPDATE: Registration for the course is closed The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) and collaborators are happy to announce a week-long Plant Problem Diagnostics Short Course to be held the week…

Portrait photo of Swarnalatha Moparthi and a tobacco field

The PDIC Welcomes a New Lab Member

The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is happy to announce the arrival of our newest lab member, Dr. Swarnalatha ("Swarna") Moparthi! Swarna will be handling all of the disease diagnostics for…

Redbud leaves with leaf spots and chewed area from redbud leaftier caterpillar.

Plant Disease and Insect Clinic to Resume Normal Operations

We are excited to announce the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will be returning to normal operations beginning July 12th!Beginning that date we will be able to: receive clients at…

A brown millipede, the greenhouse millipede

Heavy Rains Bring Masses of Millipedes

Recent heavy rains across the state have resulted in invasions of yards and homes by what some might call "worms," but are in fact arthropods called millipedes. These many-legged creatures are…