Michigan Fruit IPM Links

Check my other page of links for other state's information.

During the growing season the MSU Fruit Team runs a fruit insect and disease scouting and prediction program along the Lake Michigan shore is maintained and the results are disseminated by;

Current crop, pest and disease conditions in Southwest Michigan fruit crops are reported in the Southwest Michigan Fruit Update page at this website. (Meetings and Archives).  He also posts this report on the Web.

MSU's Fruit IPM Web Site has links to many MSU resources and you can search of back issues of MSU's Fruit CAT (Crop Advisory Team) Newsletter available on the web. This newsletter is weekly at the beginning to the season and then every other week into harvest. The articles are usually about a particular insect pest or disease.

MSU Weather Products

Weather and IPM information at the Enviroweather site allows growers to use the automated weather system to run predicative disease and insect models to help them control these pests.
Michigan Growers should check out the MSU Ag Weather Pages,
The Michigan Automated Weather System MAWN.
I also have a collection of my weather pictures.

Fire blight was very common in 2000

Other Michigan Fruit IPM Sites

Trevor Nichols Research Complex posts their Insect Trap Data

The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station, posts a weekly update and newsletter.

Phil Schwallier and Amy Irish-Brown report the Clarksville Extension Index for the Peach Ridge area near Grand Rapids

Other Local Information Sources

During the growing season, an insect scouting and plant disease prediction program along the Lake Michigan shore is maintained and the results are disseminated by;

weekly Monday Fruit Update Meetings,
the fruit Code-A-Phone (269) 657-8217,
MSU's Fruit CAT Alert,
a SW Fruit Fax Newsletter,
weekly radio updates,
and this web site.

Archives of past reports for Southwest Michigan for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 1999, 1998, 1997 and 1996. This is a good way to check on pest and disease problems at a specific time of year be sure the the growing degrees at the beginning of the report are similar to the current ones or the ones you wish to compare.   Insects and plant diseases don't follow the calendar as well as people.  Suggestions and comments are always welcome. Call or Email Mark Longstroth.

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Last modified: March 15, 2008