• Michigan chestnut update – June 12, 2013

  Published on June 12, 2013
  Rose chafer activity has begun as far north as west central Michigan.

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  Great Lakes aquatic invasive plant continues its march into Michigan’s inland waters

  Published on June 28, 2019
  European Frog-bit has been discovered in several new locations

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  Kostas Bithas

  Past visiting scholar
  kbithas@eesd.gr
  

• IPM Scouting in woody landscape plants | Integrated Pest Management

  The information presented here about common diseases, insect pests and beneficial species was developed from the publication A Pocket IPM Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants by Diane Brown-Rytlewski.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 9, 2013

  Published on July 9, 2013
  As sweet cherry harvest starts off, rain moved into the region after three weeks of droughty conditions.

• Does your Mugho pine look like a poodle?

  Published on May 18, 2012
  Watch out for European sawfly larvae feeding on older needles of pine trees, including Mugho pines.

• Insect pests now appearing in turf

  Published on June 28, 2012
  A lot of webworm moths are being observed now, but it may be chinch bugs that are damaging home lawns. Japanese beetles are out as well, and they are hungry.

• Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali

  Published on September 11, 2017
  Steven Haggblade, Melinda Smale, Alpha Kergna, Veronique Theriault and Amidou Assima. The European Journal of Development Research, September 2017

• Michigan chestnut update – July 12, 2013

  Published on July 12, 2013
  Potato leafhopper numbers continue to expand in untreated Michigan chestnut orchards and pollen has filled the air in northwest Michigan orchards.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – June 20, 2017

  Published on June 20, 2017
  Much needed rainfall and cooler temperatures provide relief.

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  An IPM Pocket Guide for Scouting Chestnuts E3362

  A pocket-sized guide for scouting pests and other problems in commercial chestnut plantings.

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  Vernon L. Sorenson

  Professor Emeritus
  

• Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali

  Published on June 2, 2017
  Haggblade, S., Smale, M., Kergna, A., Theriault, V. and Assima, A. 2017b. Causes and consequences of increasing herbicide use in Mali. European Journal of Development Research 29:648-674.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 10, 2012

  Published on July 10, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

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  Rafaela Schinegger

  Past visiting scholar
  rafaela.schinegger@boku.ac.at
  

• The Herbicide Revolution in Developing Countries: Patterns, Causes and Implications

  Published on May 29, 2017
  Haggblade, S., Minten, B., Pray, C., Reardon, T. and Zilberman, D. 2017a. The herbicide revolution in developing countries: patterns, causes and implications. European Journal of Development Research 29:533-559.

• Managing mites in apples

  Published on July 1, 2014
  European red mites are the predominant mite pest species of Michigan apples, and without biological control, miticides are often needed to prevent economic injury.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – June 7, 2016

  Published on June 7, 2016
  Farmers received much-needed rain, but most of the region has had dry soils for the last three weeks. Apple growers saw fruit drop over the past week.