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N.C. Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee to meet April 19 in Carthage

WHO/WHAT:The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will meet jointly with the Scientific Committee to discuss items related to land conservation, stewardship efforts of the N.C.

Spongy moth trapping to continue in Cruso; treatment postponed for 2023

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and the USDA Forest Service have decided to increase their trapping efforts for gypsy (spongy) moth (Lymantria dispar) in the proposed Cruso treatment block in 2023 and reevaluate the data for next year due to delays in public notifications.

N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet Friday in Chapel Hill

WHO/WHAT:The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will meet to discuss items related to land conservation, stewardship efforts of the N.C.

2023 N.C. boll weevil assessment remains at 75 cents per acre

The board of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of North Carolina has set the 2023 boll weevil assessment at 75 cents per acre of cotton, marking the sixth year at this rate.  

NCDA&CS seeking input on 2023 spongy moth control activities

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a public discussion of proposed treatments of the destructive spongy moth in Dare and Currituck counties after seeing an increase in reproducing populations from 2021 to 2022.

N.C. Plant Conservation Board and Scientific Committee to meet Wednesday, Jan. 18

WHO/WHAT:The N.C. Plant Conservation Board will meet jointly with the Scientific Committee to discuss items related to land conservation, stewardship efforts of the N.C.

NCDA&CS finds spotted lanternfly in Forsyth County

NCDA&CS to treat spongy moth infestations in nine N.C. counties

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating for spongy moth infestations in several areas across the state. Treatments will start as early as June 1 and run through June 16.

N.C. Plant Conservation Board to meet April 20

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N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee to meet April 7 at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center

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