• An overview of fungicide pre-mixes for tree fruits

  Published on April 16, 2013
  Many tree fruit fungicide options are a pre-mixture of two fungicides and growers need to be aware of the components to properly rotate these new materials.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for Aug. 26, 2016

  Published on August 26, 2016
  Fruit and vegetable growers in the southern Lower Peninsula should be scouting for brown marmorated stink bugs this season.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – June 28, 2016

  Published on June 28, 2016
  Soils are very dry, creating drought stress in tree and small fruits. Strawberry harvest has finished in southern parts of our region, and sweet and tart cherry and summer red raspberry harvest is getting underway.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 15, 2014

  Published on April 15, 2014
  We finally started to see some signs of spring over the weekend with good growing degree day accumulations.

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  Help shape the future of weed management in Michigan specialty crops

  Published on September 16, 2025
  Share your priorities and challenges by completing MSU’s 2025 Specialty Crop Weed Management Survey.

• West central Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 13, 2019

  Published on August 13, 2019
  Tart cherry harvest is over and peach harvest is getting underway.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018

  Published on September 4, 2018
  Heavy rains reduce drought risk and increase disease risk.

• Treat peach leaf curl now

  Published on March 13, 2012
  Before or during bud swell is the time to treat peach leaf curl, a fungal disease that deforms leaves and then defoliates peach trees.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Fall red raspberry harvest begins, peach harvest continues and blueberry harvest winds down at most farms.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – September 3, 2013

  Published on September 3, 2013
  Plum, pear, fall red raspberry and blackberry harvest continues. Gala harvest may begin late this week or next week.

• East Michigan fruit crop report – July 25, 2017

  Published on July 25, 2017
  Spotted wing Drosophila populations are very high for this time of season, and apple maggots are starting to be caught in traps. Hail damage is more common than reported a few weeks ago.

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  Southeast Michigan fruit update – September 9, 2025

  Published on September 10, 2025
  Honeycrisp are being harvested.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – May 15, 2018

  Published on May 15, 2018
  Tree fruits are all abloom this week.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – April 17, 2018

  Published on April 17, 2018
  Winter is still in place—are we in a mini ice age?

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – April 22, 2014

  Published on April 22, 2014
  Early apple varieties are showing a little green.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 20, 2019

  Published on August 20, 2019
  Late summer pest considerations.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – May 28, 2019

  Published on May 28, 2019
  Apple bloom is coming to an end.

• Grand Rapids area tree fruit update – Aug. 6, 2019

  Published on August 6, 2019
  Soils are getting dry—from feast to famine.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 1, 2017

  Published on August 1, 2017
  The end of summer is no break for pest management in tree fruits.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – June 20, 2017

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