College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Stay ahead of apple scab in 2011

  Published on April 12, 2011
  Complete and consistent fungicide coverage is essential, because there will always be another spore during the primary scab season to find unprotected tissue.

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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.

• Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – September 2, 2015

  Published on September 2, 2015
  Gingergold harvest is underway in northwest Michigan.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 21, 2015

  Published on July 21, 2015
  Cherry harvest is in full swing and cherry fruit fly and spotted wing Drosophila numbers are on the rise. Apple maggot adults are also active.

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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.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 18, 2017

  Published on April 18, 2017
  Tree fruits are developing and primary apple scab season is underway in northwest Michigan.

• The challenges of disease control during rainy spells

  Published on May 12, 2015
  Extended periods of rainy weather spell “feast” for fungal plant pathogens, since they are highly dependent on moisture for their growth and infection.

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  The Protection Plan for Managed Pollinators in Michigan draft release

  Published on March 29, 2017
  Michigan has released its draft plan to protect managed pollinators from pesticide threats. This joint effort is designed to provide clear actions that can be taken to reduce pesticide exposure to bees.

• It’s a “Clean Sweep” of outdated, unused and unwanted pesticides

  Published on April 14, 2011
  Pesticide and mercury disposal in Michigan is safe, free and available at 18 sites throughout the state.

• Snow loads and developing apple trees for tall spindle system in Michigan

  Published on May 29, 2014
  Adjust your pruning as heavy snow-load from this past winter caused many broken branches in tall spindle apple trees.

• Southeast Michigan apple maturity report – October 21, 2015

  Published on October 21, 2015
  Apple harvest has wrapped up at a few farms, with most growers being close to the end. Growers are finishing up Ida Red and waiting for Braeburn, Cameo and Winesap to mature.

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  Watch out for variability in apple orchards

  Published on September 12, 2018
  Multiple harvests may be needed to minimize variation in fruit maturity to optimize fruit storage potential.

• Reduction of overwintering inoculum in orchards with apple scab

  Published on September 21, 2010
  

• Reduction of overwintering inoculum in orchards with apple scab

  Published on September 8, 2011
  Cultural controls reducing apple scab-infected leaf litter prepare the orchard for more effective control next year.

• Update on storing Honeycrisp apples in Michigan

  Published on January 29, 2010
  

• Use the proper insecticides for late season codling moth management in apples

  Published on September 5, 2006
  

• Brown marmorated stink bug in Michigan 2013 update

  Published on March 5, 2013
  An invasive pest, the brown marmorated stink bug has now been found in 12 of 68 Lower Peninsula counties. MSU will continue to trap and monitor in 2013.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report — Sept. 27, 2017

  Published on September 27, 2017
  Temperatures have soared into the 80s and 90s this past week, and growers are harvesting high value varieties at this time.

• Apple maturity in 2014 is slower than expected

  Published on September 24, 2014
  An unusual weather year is leading to slower than expected apple maturity. Growers need to plan carefully to get the best conditioned fruit into controlled atmosphere storage.