College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Regional reports on Michigan fruit – August 7, 2012

  Published on August 7, 2012
  MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 4, 2024

  Published on September 5, 2024
  Third apple maturity report for the Grand Rapids region.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 14, 2015

  Published on July 14, 2015
  Summer red raspberry and blueberry harvest continues, cherry harvest is wrapping up and some apple blocks have high populations of obliquebanded leafrollers.

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  West central Michigan apple maturity report – September 28, 2022

  Published on September 28, 2022
  Jonagold and final picks of Honeycrisp are being harvested this week in the west central region. Golden Delicious and Empire are moving closer to maturity. Rome and Idared are still immature.

• East Michigan fruit update – July 10, 2018

  Published on July 10, 2018
  We have had unusually high apple maggot trap catch in the last week. Dry soils are common across the region, causing wilting in all fruit crops.

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  Southwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 10, 2018

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Red Delicious and Golden Delicious harvest is still ongoing in southwest Michigan.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015

  Published on June 30, 2015
  Sweet cherry harvest is underway with an excellent crop expected. Raspberry and blueberry harvest is just beginning.

• Review of 2011 fruit season in southwest Michigan

  Published on October 11, 2011
  A wet spring and dry summer created an interesting growing season for fruit in southwest Michigan this year.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – September 11, 2024

  Published on September 11, 2024
  Fourth apple maturity report for the Grand Rapids region.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 29, 2014

  Published on July 29, 2014
  Summer apple harvest is underway with blueberry and raspberry harvest continuing across the region. Second generation codling moth and oriental fruit moth are flying.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 23, 2013

  Published on July 23, 2013
  Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch in sweet cherries was just confirmed this morning. Harvest is underway in blueberries, plums and apples, and winding down in summer red and black raspberries. Blackberry harvest is quickly approaching.

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  Grand Rapids area apple maturity report – August 31, 2022

  Published on August 31, 2022
  Many McIntosh and Honeycrisp sites are showing increasing signs of maturity this week. First pick likely to begin as early as next week, slightly ahead of predicted harvest date. Galas still a bit immature.

• 2014 Controlled Atmosphere Storage Clinic presentations available online

  Published on August 26, 2014
  Presentations and related information from the 2014 Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage Clinic, held Aug. 6, are available at the MSU Apples website.

• East Michigan fruit report – June 27, 2017

  Published on June 27, 2017
  Sweet and tart cherry harvest is starting. Summer red raspberry and saskatoon harvest continues. Strawberry harvest continues across the mid and northern parts of the region.

• East Michigan fruit update - July 17, 2018

  Published on July 17, 2018
  Our spotted wing Drosophila trap catch has taken a big jump at some farms, with spider mite and apple maggot populations continuing to build. Some limited areas received rain yesterday, but most remain under drought conditions.

• Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 21, 2018

  Published on August 21, 2018
  Apple harvest is beginning. Peach and plum harvest continues. Blueberry harvest is ending.

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• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 18, 2015

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Peach harvest is beginning, berry crop harvest is underway and growers are protecting fruit from spotted wing Drosophila as populations continue to rise in the northwest.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – July 23, 2024

  Published on July 23, 2024
  Tart cherry harvest is wrapping up. Harvest of early summer peaches and plum varieties has begun.

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  Northwest Michigan apple maturity report – Oct. 21, 2020

  Published on October 21, 2020
  Apple harvest for 2020 is wrapping up on most farms. Quality continues to hold and growers are ready to be finished for the year.