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West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 15, 2025
Published on July 16, 2025
Cherry harvest is in full swing, and apricots are being harvested. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 15, 2025
Published on July 15, 2025
Growers are harvesting sweet and tart cherries. There is significant pressure from American brown rot and spotted wing drosophila with the warm and humid conditions. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025
Published on July 9, 2025
Sweet cherry harvest will begin this week. Growers have been busy managing ripening fruit for American brown rot and spotted wing drosophila. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025
Published on July 9, 2025
Fruit is ripening in southwest Michigan. -
West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 9, 2025
Published on July 9, 2025
Tart cherry harvest has begun in west central Michigan. -
Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 24, 2025
Published on June 27, 2025
It was a hot week. Crops moved quickly. -
How-to guide: Larval sampling in cherries to determine spotted wing drosophila infestation
Published on June 27, 2025
New video provides instructions on a quick and easy method for detecting drosophila larvae in your cherry fruits. -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 17, 2025
Published on June 17, 2025
Apple size increased by 8 mm since last week, and some growers are still thinning apples. Growers are estimating tart and sweet cherry crops following cold damage in late April. -
Southwest Michigan Fruit update – June 10, 2025
Published on June 11, 2025
It’s starting to feel more like summer! -
Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 10, 2025
Published on June 10, 2025
Sweet cherries are sizing, and there are plum curculio stings on the fruitlets. First cherry leaf spot lesions have been observed in unsprayed blocks. There are reports of isolated hail on June 10.
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