College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• 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.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 5, 2017

  Published on July 5, 2017
  Much needed rain came to Lenawee and Monroe counties. Harvest continues for sweet and tart cherries, summer red raspberries and saskatoons. Strawberry harvest continues at a few farms.

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  West central Michigan small fruit update – June 13, 2017

  Published on June 13, 2017
  Strawberries are in harvest with the first and the second harvest having good fruit quality but prevailing hot and dry weather conditions are cutting short the harvest season.

• East Michigan fruit update – June 5, 2018

  Published on June 5, 2018
  Most apple growers have made two thinning applications in the last week with mixed results. Some are looking to make one more application over the next few days. Strawberry harvest will begin late this week or over the weekend.

• 2013 MSU Tree Fruit School to feature Peter Shearer and Kerik Cox, Feb. 13-15

  Published on January 25, 2013
  Hear national experts Shearer and Cox on the impact of spotted wing Drosophila and brown marmorated stink bug, and fungicide resistance and disease management in orchards.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila summary report for 2015

  Published on September 29, 2015
  A summary of the spotted wing Drosophila monitoring network reports for the 2015 season.

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  New online Integrated Pest Management course now available

  Published on September 22, 2017
  Learn about integrated pest management and earn pesticide recertification credits with new, on-demand, online course.

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  New growing degree-day maps on Enviro-weather

  Published on May 24, 2016
  Interpreting the newly revised growing degree-day maps on MSU Enviro-weather.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 12, 2016

  Published on April 12, 2016
  With warmer weather predicted for later in the week, fruit growth will get moving again after two weeks of standing still.

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  Meteorological responses to the Aug. 21 eclipse

  Published on August 29, 2017
  Effects of the recent eclipse were more than visual. Here’s what MSU’s Enviroweather measured.

• The 2009 season tree fruit diseases

  Published on September 22, 2009
  

• Pre-harvest Oriental fruit moth management in peaches

  Published on August 7, 2007
  

• East Michigan fruit update – May 8, 2018

  Published on May 8, 2018
  Bloom in apples is coming quickly, so look out for fire blight conditions.

• East Michigan fruit update – Aug. 1, 2017

  Published on August 1, 2017
  Brown marmorated stink bugs are being caught in traps in apple blocks, with spotted wing Drosophila and apple maggot populations remaining high.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – May 17, 2016

  Published on May 17, 2016
  Bloom period has been long for tree fruit growing in east Michigan. Recent cold temperatures were very close to causing flower bud damage for some growers.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 26, 2016

  Published on April 26, 2016
  Our growing season is ahead of normal for most areas of east Michigan, except for fruit farms close to Lakes Huron and Erie.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 19, 2016

  Published on April 19, 2016
  Unseasonal warm temperatures over the weekend and early this week resulted in at least a weeks’ worth of growth in east Michigan fruit crops.

• East Michigan fruit update – May 16, 2017

  Published on May 16, 2017
  Many reports of frost damage to apples from across East Michigan, other tree fruit crops seemed to have escaped injury.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 8, 2017

  Published on August 8, 2017
  Cherry harvest is winding down and apple size and quality are looking good.

• Michigan’s tree fruit industries propose establishing a new Tree Fruit Commission

  Published on November 27, 2013
  A new assessment program has been proposed to provide funds for infrastructure that supports educational and research efforts within Michigan’s tree fruit industry.