On May 28, the N.C. Forest Service was un-warmly welcomed back from the long holiday weekend. During a standard check of emerald ash borer traps in Granville County, Forest Health staff and county personnel found the first evidence of emerald ash borer in North Carolina. N.C. Forest Service and NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division checked neighboring [...]
The gypsy moth. While you may not have heard of it, the very name strikes fear in the hearts of people in states north of us who deal with this leaf-eating insect each year. It’s also why there are thousands of orange or green prism boxes hanging in trees throughout North Carolina. We want to [...]
The weather has finally gotten more seasonal, but the past few months were anything but typical. Our spring was cold, wet, chilly and damp. If we struggled with wearing jackets in early May, how did our trees handle this indecisive weather? While trees enjoy the soil moisture, they also struggle with certain fungi that infect [...]
You may have heard on the news recently that this year marks the emergence of a brood of 17-year cicadas across the East Coast — Brood II to be exact. And North Carolinians are already beginning to see these insects emerging. This year’s emergence is expected to be in the northern piedmont region. North Carolina [...]
When we think of things that cause destruction to our forests, we envision fires, urbanization or maybe insects. However, in many cases the threat can’t be seen with the naked eye. Numerous micro-organisms, such as fungi or bacteria, can cause diseases that harm our trees. The harm is so great that the amount of timber [...]
Spring has eluded North Carolinians for far too long, and many people are itching to get outdoors and welcome the warming weather with open arms. This Saturday presents a perfect opportunity to do that while paying tribute to our state tree – the longleaf pine. The 4th Annual Longleaf Festival will be held Saturday, April [...]
You may have seen them hanging in trees along the side of the road: large, purple, sticky prisms. Based on appearance alone, you can probably think of more attractive things to hang in trees. But for the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that has already killed countless ash trees in the U.S., there could [...]
The Friends of DuPont Forest will host its fundraising Tour de Falls May 11 and 12, offering families and visitors with limited hiking abilities a chance to see the beauty of DuPont State Recreational Forest and its waterfalls via shuttle buses. The forest is located in Henderson and Transylvania counties in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The 12-mile tour include [...]
The weather is getting warmer, and North Carolinians are eager to emerge from winter and embrace spring. But something else emerges in the warm weather: insects. Almost simultaneously, the weather warms, tree leaves begin to grow, and caterpillars that feed on the leaves of trees hatch. One defoliating pest, the cankerworm, has a history of [...]
Across North Carolina, the N.C. Forest Service is embracing and promoting the importance of urban forestry, including increasing the number of staff members who are certified arborists through the International Society of Arboriculture. The ISA Certification Program is the industry standard for ensuring an arborist possesses a high-level knowledge in tree care. Eight N.C. Forest [...]
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