Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station (MHCRS) during peach bloom, 2025
January at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC), 2014
Grading apples for insecticide trial, MHCRS, 2013
Setting up traps in an apple orchard, 1993
Beat cloth sampling, plum curculio survey, MHCRS, 2025
Digging strawberry plants for Florida mite study, MHCRS, 2015
Hornet nest recovered from MHCRS apple orchard, 2014
Hanging mating disruption pheromone for tufted apple bud moth, Henderson County, c. 1995
Boxes of apples to grade, codling moth mating disruption trials, c. 2008
Scouting for brown marmorated stink bug during early stages of BMSB invasion, Madison County, 2011
Peach research plot in autumn, MHCRS, 2017
Pumpkin harvest, MHCRS, 2023
Frying corn earworms from MHCRS sweet corn, 2020
Eating corn earworms from MHCRS sweet corn, 2020
Setting up a codling moth whole-tree oviposition cage, 2001
Collecting ambrosia beetle sample jar from woods trap, Henderson County, 2024
Brown marmorated stink bug overwintering phenology study, MHCRS, 2015
Spraying apple insecticide trial, c. 1990
Chemigation test setup in tomato plot, MHCRS, 2014
Twospotted spider mite project, commercial tomato fields, Rowan County, c. 2007
Hickory horned devil caterpillar found during stink bug scouting, Buncombe County, 2015
Advisory trip to Nepal, c. 1997
Transferring bees from net to jar, pollinator study, Henderson County, 2022
Using D-Vac to collect insects from plants, Catawba County, 2020
Collecting codling moth pupae from cardboard, MHCREC, 2009
Oriental fruit moth colony cage, MHCREC, c. 2005
Hanging codling moth mating disruption pheromone in an apple orchard, Henderson County, c. 2004
Winter in MHCRS orchard, 2015
Spraying cabbage trial, 1987
Grading cabbage for insect damage, MHCRS, 2017
Brown marmorated stink bug colonies in collapsible cages, MHCREC, 2013
SPLAT mating disruption trial, Polk County, 2007
SPLAT longevity tests, MHCRS, 2007
Homemade apple collection tube, 2000
Grading tomatoes for thrips damage, reflective mulch study, Rowan County, 2025
Tomato field day picnic, Lake Julian, Buncombe County, 2005
Parasitized tobacco hornworm, Buncombe County, 2017
Treating insect diet with insecticide, codling moth resistance bioassay, MHCREC, 2008
Point of interest along road during tour of orchards, north Georgia, 2000
Consulting in cabbage field, 1990
Moth Night, Buncombe County, 2016
Moth Night, Buncombe County, 2016
Brushing apple leaves for European red mites, MHCREC, 1992
Codling moth trap, Henderson County, 2025
Picnic at North Mills River, Henderson County, 2014
Brown marmorated stink bug collection cage, with cardboard scraps for shelter, MHCRS, 2014
Rearing larvae on synthetic insect diet, MHCREC, c. 1991
Putting brown marmorated stink bug cages in an apple orchard, Henderson County, 2013
French Broad River in flood, MHCRS, 2020
Adding predatory mites to a tomato field, Rowan County, 2020
Desk work, MHCREC, 2002
Brown marmorated stink bug trap along Blue Ridge Parkway, elevation and habitat study, Mount Pisgah, 2018
Entomology lab crew, MHCRS, 1995
Madison High School students learning about moth colony maintenance, MHCREC, 2011
Spider web in peach research orchard, MHCRS, 2025
Van filled with cages of acrid brown marmorated stink bugs collected from the field, Wilkes County, 2017
Photographing an imperial moth larva, MHCRS, c. 2007
Frost protection in apples behind peach research orchard, MHCRS, 2023
Frost protection in research apple orchard, MHCRS, 2023
Insect trap after frost protection, MHCREC, 2023
Collecting dogwood borer larvae out of an apple tree trunk, Lincoln County, 2005
Rainy day for plum curculio scouting, Henderson County, 2013
Grading apples for insect damage, MHCRS, 2005
Periodical cicada on rhododendron flower, Brood XIV, Buncombe County, 2025
Reflections in irrigation pond, MHCRS orchards, 2022
Beat cloth sampling for brown marmorated stink bug host plant survey, Buncombe County, 2013
Tomato miticide trial, MHCRS, 2023
Counting codling moth eggs on apples, MHCREC, c. 2002
Imperial moth, Moth Night, Buncombe County, 2014
Removing protective insect netting to harvest an apple block, Henderson County, 2021
Scouting orchards for insect damage in the rain, Henderson County, 2021
Rainbow over MHCRS, 2016
Looking for stink bugs in urban trees, UNC-Asheville, Buncombe County, 2014
Entomology lab crew, MHCREC, 2002
Checking brown marmorated stink bug trap beside a muddy tomato field, Henderson County, 2022
Katydid, Moth Night, Henderson County, 2017
Scouting a soybean field for brown marmorated stink bugs, Stanly County, 2016
Grading apples, MHCRS, 2022
Scouting twospotted spider mites in tomato field, Rowan County, c. 2005
Counting European red mites in field lab, MHCRS, c. 2004
Entomology poster, Tomato Field Day, MHCRS, 2016
Office window, MHCREC, 2013
Entomology lab crew, MHCREC, 2023
Scouting tomato field, 1990
Corn earworm trial, MHCRS, 2025
Building hoophouse for rearing Phytoseiulus persimilis mite predators, MHCRS, 2017
Roundheaded apple tree borer, Moth Night, Buncombe County, 2016
Checking traps for oriental fruit moth pheromone comparison study, Henderson County, 2014
Weeding around potted apple trees, ambrosia beetle study, Henderson County, 2018
Reflective mulch thrips trial, Rowan County, 2025
Roadblock during field work near Lenoir, 2013
Potting apple trees for ambrosia beetle study, MHCRS, 2018
Brown marmorated stink bug development cages, outdoor phenology study, MHCRS, 2017
Cabbage work, 1987
Entomology lab crew, MHCRS, 2019
Grading peaches for insect damage, MHCRS, 2023
MHCRS in snow, 2018
Tomato plants used to raise P. persimilis predatory mites, MHCRS, 2018
Grading tomatoes in packing house, MHCRS, c. 1990
Grading tomatoes in packing house, MHCRS, 2013
Praying mantis, Moth Night, Buncombe County, 2019
Tomato harvest, Rowan County, c. 2005
Sifting winter leaf litter for mites, Rowan County, 2019
Looking for brown marmorated stink bugs in an attic, Iredell County, 2013
Seeding eggplants for flea beetle study, MHCRS, 2015
MHCRS in morning fog, 2025
Indeterminate tomatoes on a commercial farm, Rowan County, 2020
Preparing stink bug sentinel egg masses for parasitism study, MHCREC, 2013
Brown marmorated stink bug egg mass used as sentinel to detect predator and parasitoid activity, Henderson County, 2013
Tomato plot spraying, 1987
Planting tomato trial, Mountain Research Station, Haywood County, 2020
Beauveria bassiana trial, MHCREC, 2023
Entomology lab crew, MHCREC, 2013
Staking tomato field, Piedmont Research Station, Rowan County, 2019
Demonstrating inspection of insect net, Tomato Field Day, MHCRS, 2016
Fall webworm nest on hydrangea, Buncombe County, 2014
Grading cucumbers for insect damage and weight, MHCRS, 2013
Cookout at student housing during plumbing renovation, MHCRS, 2006
Twospotted spider mite bioassay, MHCRS, 2015
Entomology lab crew, MHCREC, 1996
Lunch break near Altapass orchard, plum curculio project, McDowell County, 2012
Tomato Field Day tour, MHCRS, 2015
New sign for apple field lab, MHCRS, 2022
Training new trees, MHCRS apple orchard, 2023
Spraying apple trial, c. 1987
Seeding between rows of tomatoes for insecticide trial, Rowan County, 2018
Collecting bees at bloom, apple orchard bee survey, Henderson County, 2022
Tomato Field Day tour, MHCRS, 2021
"Robot traps" for timing codling moth captures, MHCRS, c. 2006
Sweeping soybeans for brown marmorated stink bugs, Mountain Research Station, Haywood County, 2011
Sifting for apple maggot pupae, MHCRS, 2005
Tomatoes to grade for insect damage, MHCRS, 2015
Orchard irrigation pond in winter, MHCRS, 2018
Evaluating a tomato fruitworm bioassay, MHCREC, 1992
Entomology lab crew, MHCRS, 2022
Covid-19 signs on entrance door of MHCREC, 2020
Socially-distanced employee gathering during Covid-19, MHCRS, 2020
Harvesting pepper insecticide trial, MHCRS, 2015
Bratwurst cookout, MHCRS, 2006
Hurricane Helene floodwaters, MHCRS, 2024
Attract-and-kill station for brown marmorated stink bug, Henderson County apple orchard, 2020
Sunrise over MHCRS, 2015
Diamondback moth trap in cabbage field, Henderson County, 2022
Planting new research apple orchard, MHCRS, 2023
Fire pit at Tomato Field Day dinner, overlooking MHCRS, MHCREC, 2023
Potted trees for Rapid Apple Decline and ambrosia beetle studies, MHCRS, 2018
Lunch behind the MHCREC, 1999
Sticky trap for twospotted spider mites, Rowan County tomato field, 2020
Stuck in a tomato field, Henderson County, 2022
Tomato field day tour, MHCRS, 2021
Aspirating thrips from tomatillo plant, MHCRS, 2021
Entomology lab crew, MHCREC, 2014
Scouting for stink bugs on an organic farm, Buncombe County, 2015
Jim Walgenbach with WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame award, 2025
Jim Walgenbach with WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame award, 2025
Sunset, MHCRS, 2025
