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In the last several weeks, we have had a few inquiries regarding “whiteflies” in and around home lawns. These …

NC Turf Bugs blog Posted: 8/16/19

by Halle Hampy, Jim Kerns, and Lee Butler You have all heard that an ounce of prevention is worth …

Turf Pathology blog Posted: 8/8/19

Although they have been buzzing around outside my apartment complex for the last week or so (see video), numbers …

NC Turf Bugs blog Posted: 8/2/19

In North Carolina, tall fescue is widely grown throughout the mountain and piedmont regions. North Carolina is in the …

Turf Pathology blog Posted: 7/16/19

It has been a fairly hot, dry July and as a result, we are finding high numbers of chinch …

NC Turf Bugs blog Posted: 7/16/19

The annual NC State Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Day in Raleigh is Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The annual Turfgrass Field …

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4.5 (L N D X) NCDA&CS pesticide credits were earned by participants at the Sandhills Research Station (SRS) Turfgrass …

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North Carolina State University conducted the fifth annual survey to examine inventory and pricing of North Carolina sod: 2019 Sod …

— 4 months ago

Fred Yelverton, PhD …

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A group of North Carolina high school students attended Turfgrass Academy April 5-6 to explore NC State University’s turfgrass …

— 7 months ago

A great opportunity for a recent or soon-to-be-graduate to get into management and gain bentgrass experience in Atlanta at …

— 8 months ago

On November 29, 2019, a seminar was presented to the Spanish Greenkeepers Association on the potential conversion of putting …

— 8 months ago

The Town of Chapel Hill seeks two park maintenance specialists to maintain landscapes and grounds of town facilities, right …

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