RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Industry Division will begin an extensive survey in Brunswick and New Hanover counties Feb. 1 for the sweet potato weevil, the most significant sweet potato pest in the world.
“The survey is being conducted to gain a better understanding of the weevil and its distribution in these counties, with the long-term goal of developing a program to eradicate the pest,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. READ MORE
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