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DO NOT Plant Unsolicited Seeds Received in the Mail From China
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Unfortunately Currituck County, NC has a confirmed identification of crapemyrtle bark scale. Samples were collected by Sarah Watts, Extension …
NC Soil Sample Peak Season-Dec. 1 2017 Through Mar. 31, 2018
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