**Mystery Solved: The Decades-Old Secret Lurking Beneath North Carolina’s Blueberry Farms**
By North Carolina State University - Published on 04 June 2026
A newly identified pest is raising concerns for North Carolina’s blueberry industry. What began as a mystery beneath North Carolina’s blueberry fields has now been traced to a surprising culprit: a giant root-feeding beetle never before confirmed attacking blueberries anywhere else in the United States. Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified the insect [...]
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