Sara Villani

Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist-Fruit and Ornamental Pathology Entomology & Plant Pathologysara_villani@ncsu.edu

(828) 585-3535

Phone: (828) 585-3535

Fax: (828) 684-8715

Street Address: MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759

Mailing Address: MHCR&EC
455 Research Drive
Mills River, NC 28759

Unity ID smvillan

Recent Posts by Sara Villani

As ‘Gala’ harvest nears, it’s time to start focusing on PHIs and final fungicide applications prior to fruit being …

It’s that time of year where the excellent treatments for managing Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot separate themselves …

Another warm, humid, and in many areas wet couple of days. Although I wrote a post last week, it …

It appears as though we’ve reached the afternoon rainy season here in western NC. While the rain directly aids …

June is on its way out in a heat wave and while these temperatures aren’t ideal for diseases like …

This week, I’ve given up on offering fungicide suggestions based on the weather. Seems like I’m wrong every time! …

After a rough week with the heat, rain and humidity, you may want to consider trying to get a …

The forecast is calling for rain this week which means extended leaf wetting events and a battle to keep …