College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 28, 2015

  Published on April 28, 2015
  Persistent cool temperatures have slowed fruit crop development and freezing temperatures last Friday morning were close to doing damage to fruit flower buds.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 17, 2014

  Published on June 17, 2014
  Strawberry harvest is in full swing across the region and even with most fruit growers receiving 0.5 inches of rain last week, soils remain dry. Primary apple scab season continues in the region.

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  Management considerations for peach orchards with edge damage from oriental fruit moth

  Published on June 27, 2017
  What growers need to do to manage oriental fruit moth in Michigan peach blocks.

• Time to buckle down rather than give up on controlling oriental fruit moth in peaches

  Published on April 17, 2017
  Here’s answers to your questions on using mating disruption and pyrethroid insecticides in controlling oriental fruit moth in Michigan peaches.

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  Experts in crop pollination to present in webinar series

  Published on January 11, 2017
  Growers can prepare for spring by hearing about recent pollination research.

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  Peach harvest dates available on MSU Enviro-weather

  Published on June 23, 2015
  New Enviro-weather tools help growers estimate when different peach varieties mature.

• Pesticide resistance management requires an integrated approach

  Published on January 17, 2013
  Equip yourself to face the challenge of pesticide resistance by attending the 2013 Integrated Pest Management Academy, Feb 19-20.

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 24, 2012

  Published on July 24, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 27, 2014

  Published on May 27, 2014
  There have been a lot of codling moth and plum curculio at apple farms in the past few days.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – May 21, 2013

  Published on May 21, 2013
  Fruit development moves along at a rapid pace with warm weather this past week.

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  East Michigan Spring Tree Fruit Meeting to be held March 29

  Published on March 22, 2019
  Tree fruit growers will hear a variety of presentations designed to help prepare them for the 2019 growing season and obtain high-quality fruit crops.

• Chemical control of spotted wing Drosophila discussed in upcoming webinar

  Published on January 12, 2017
  Growers can learn about recent research results on spotted wing Drosophila in webinar on Jan. 25, 2017.

• Working in confined space on farms requires safety planning

  Published on February 17, 2011
  Farms with confined-space hazards need to plan ahead to protect workers.

• New search engine for tree fruit diseases, pest and beneficial insects now online

  Published on October 17, 2014
  Try our new search tool to help in identifying diseases, insect and mite pests and beneficials of tree fruit. By using the tool, you can help us continue to improve it.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – April 19, 2016

  Published on April 20, 2016
  The recent warmup kick-started tree development, and apple scab could be a concern with rain predicted later this week.

• East Michigan fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018

  Published on September 4, 2018
  Most areas received ample rains over the last two weeks, bringing seasonal totals back to normal to above normal levels. Drought continues for a few growers, mainly in the southern reaches of the region.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 25, 2017

  Published on April 25, 2017
  Cooler temperatures are forecasted late this week and sweet cherry bloom is predicted for late next week.

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  Spotted wing Drosophila statewide monitoring reports start next week

  Published on June 9, 2015
  Traps are going up this week in all major fruit producing counties to monitor for spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) in 2015. No flies have been caught so far in our earliest traps in southwest Michigan.

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  Enviroweather website modernization survey

  Published on February 20, 2017
  Enviroweather seeks input from users as it plans to modernize the website for better and easier use.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 10, 2014

  Published on June 10, 2014
  Preliminary crop load estimates are looking good and growers are continuing to protect fruit from insects and diseases.