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Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018
Published on July 10, 2018
Sweet cherry harvest is beginning in northwest Michigan, and tart cherries are ripening quickly with the continued heat. -
East Michigan fruit update – July 10, 2018
Published on July 10, 2018
We have had unusually high apple maggot trap catch in the last week. Dry soils are common across the region, causing wilting in all fruit crops. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 10, 2018
Published on July 10, 2018
Cooler weather last week coincided with a big jump in the number of SWD caught in traps; ripening fruit must be protected against infestation. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug update – July 10, 2018
Published on July 10, 2018
Watch out for early feeding damage by brown marmorated stink bugs in developing Gala, Honeycrisp and Golden Delicious apples. Nymphs can be found in abundance on non-crop hosts in some areas. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 10, 2018
Published on July 10, 2018
Summer fruit harvest continues. Soil are dry and warm weather is moving fruit quickly. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018
Published on July 3, 2018
Summer fruit harvest is well underway. A very hot weekend moved fruit and fruit pests quickly. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018
Published on July 3, 2018
Fruit is ripening quickly in hot temperatures; growers have concerns about making spray applications in the hot weather. -
East Michigan fruit update - July 3, 2018
Published on July 3, 2018
Sweet and tart cherry, summer red raspberry and saskatoon harvest continues. Black raspberry harvest is starting. All crops seem to be holding up well through the heat of the last few days. Cherry growers need to be on the lookout for cherry fruit fly. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update - July 3, 2018
Published on July 3, 2018
SWD are still active, though traps caught low numbers due to the heat; ripening fruit must be protected against infestation. -
East Michigan fruit update – June 26, 2018
Published on June 26, 2018
First catch of apple maggot and spotted wing Drosophila has occurred. Sweet cherry, summer red raspberry and saskatoon harvest is underway.