The Walgenbach Entomology Lab is located at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) in Mills River, NC, which is approximately 260 miles west of the main NC State University campus in Raleigh. Our overall mission is to conduct an applied research and extension program in the area of Integrated Pest Management on tree fruits and vegetables, with an emphasis on apples, peaches, tomatoes, peppers, and cucurbits. The program is coordinated by Dr. Jim Walgenbach and includes a full-time technician (Steve Schoof), post docs, research assistants, graduate students, and undergraduate summer assistants.

Field research is conducted at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station (MHCRS) in Mills River, the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, and on commercial farms throughout the mountain and piedmont regions. Our laboratory maintains colonies of several different insects and mites, including predatory mites and hymenopteran parasitoids, for year-round toxicological and behavioral studies.

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Additional Resources

• Apple Pest Management
  • Current Western NC Orchard Pest Populations
• Vegetable Pest Management
  • Benefits of Applying Insecticides with Drip Chemigation
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in NC
  • Biological Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Biological Control with Predators and Parasitoids
• Intergrated Orchard Management Guide for Commercial Apples in the Southeast
• Southeastern US Vegetable Crop Handbook
• NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
• Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases and Pests (APS Press)
• Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops: Annual Reports
• BMSB Monitoring in NC: 2019; 2018
• Walgenbach Lab Annual Reports
• Department of Entomology at NCSU

Entomology Dept.
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759
Phone: 828.684.3562 ~ Fax: 828.684.8715
Email: jim_walgenbach@ncsu.edu