College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 26, 2014

  Published on August 26, 2014
  Summer fruit harvest continues and grapes are in veraison.

• 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.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 21, 2015

  Published on July 22, 2015
  Summer increase of spotted wing Drosophila continues in southern Michigan.

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  East Michigan fruit update – April 30, 2019

  Published on April 30, 2019
  Colder temperatures over the last week have dramatically slowed fruit growth.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 2, 2024

  Published on April 2, 2024
  Current cool weather has slowed fruit crop development.

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

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

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – April 21, 2015

  Published on April 21, 2015
  Warmer spring like temperatures late last week and over the weekend quickly advanced development of our fruit crops.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – April 5, 2022

  Published on April 5, 2022
  Trees are still dormant in west central Michigan.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018

  Published on June 12, 2018
  Strawberry harvest is underway across the region. Apples have thinned well for most growers, but some touchup hand-thinning will still be needed in several varieties. We are still in primary apple scab season.

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  American brown rot has developed strong resistance to Indar in parts of Michigan

  Published on January 14, 2020
  Fungicide screens in northwest and west central Michigan show widespread resistance to all labelled rates of Indar in populations of the American brown rot fungus.

• Rodent control for Michigan fruit, nut and Christmas tree producers

  Published on November 10, 2016
  Unseasonably warm weather and continued grass growth may be hiding a significant amount of rodent activity. Growers are advised to scout carefully and consider mowing tall undergrowth one more time before snow falls.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 23, 2015

  Published on June 23, 2015
  Strawberry growers struggle with wet fields as harvest continues. Early season summer red raspberry and sweet cherry harvest is close.

• Spotted wing Drosophila monitoring report survey

  Published on October 2, 2013
  Michigan State University Extension is requesting fruit growers take the online spotted wing Drosophila survey to let us know if our statewide monitoring efforts were helpful this 2013 season.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – August 23, 2016

  Published on August 23, 2016
  The season-long drought that began for most growers in mid-May appears to be over, especially after another week with good precipitation.

• East Michigan fruit update – May 26, 2020

  Published on May 26, 2020
  With warmer temperatures of the last week, fruit crops have taken on big swell of new growth. Bloom is almost finished for all of our fruit crops.

• Spotted wing Drosophila detections are increasing in fruit crops

  Published on June 19, 2012
  Monitor ripening fruit crops to know where and when to protect against spotted wing Drosophila, a new pest to Michigan.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 30, 2019

  Published on July 30, 2019
  Protection from spotted wing Drosophila infestation will need to continue to the end of harvest for tart cherries, summer red raspberries, fall raspberries and blueberries.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for Aug. 12, 2016

  Published on August 12, 2016
  Traps continue to catch high numbers of spotted wing Drosophila flies. As high risk of infestation continues to be expected, susceptible crops must be protected.

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  Commercial specialty crop growers should register with Driftwatch

  Published on March 26, 2018
  Dicamba-resistant crop acreage is expected to increase, and with it the potential for non-target crop damage.

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  Free texting service helps growers teach workers about produce safety

  Published on September 16, 2021
  To help growers and supervisors overcome produce safety challenges, MSU Extension has created a free farm worker-focused, on-farm produce safety texting service.