College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Plum curculio early season monitoring and phenology

  Published on May 10, 2013
  Fruit growers can better control plum curculio with early season monitoring and understanding the phenology of this pest.

• 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 – June 4, 2013

  Published on June 4, 2013
  The thinning window is beginning to close for apple growers, and strawberry harvest is approaching.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 16, 2013

  Published on July 16, 2013
  First blueberry maggot trap catch for the season and blueberry harvest just getting started at some farms while summer raspberry harvest continues.

• Cherry leaf spot and tart cherries prior to harvest

  Published on July 12, 2011
  Early cherry leaf spot infections increase the risk of epidemic infection levels in the north.

• 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.

• Managing cherry leaf spot in poor spraying weather

  Published on June 24, 2008
  

• Managing spotted wing Drosophila in cherries at harvest time

  Published on July 12, 2017
  Application strategies, insecticides choices and general rules of thumb to maximize effective spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) management near harvest time.

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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.

• Navigating diversion, crop insurance and NAP decisions for damaged tart cherries

  Published on July 25, 2016
  Guidelines to assess which scenario is most economical for your farm business. Contact crop insurance agent or Farm Service Agency for assistance.

• 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.

• USDA cherry production estimates

  Published on June 26, 2007
  

• Ethephon on cherries in a dry season

  Published on July 6, 2011
  Follow these recommendations to avoid injury when applying ethephon to drought-stressed cherry trees.

• Gibberellic acid on cherries

  Published on May 22, 2007
  

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – July 24, 2012

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

• American brown rot control in cherries

  Published on July 8, 2008
  

• Grand Rapids, Mich., area tree fruit regional report – April 30, 2013

  Published on April 30, 2013
  Tree growth is off to a low start in the west central region, but it has begun.

• 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.