College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• 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 regional report – June 17, 2014

  Published on June 17, 2014
  Conditions are dry across the North, but rains are expected this week which will help size fruit and add moisture to the soil.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – Aug. 27, 2013

  Published on August 27, 2013
  Things are quiet across the north now that cherry harvest has finished, growers are waiting to start apple and grape harvest.

• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 4, 2013

  Published on June 4, 2013
  Despite the up’s and down’s with temperatures, fruit development continues to move along, but insect activity is slow. Growers have also been on top of disease control with the wet conditions.

• 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.

• Cover spray options for cherry leaf spot control

  Published on May 16, 2006
  

• East Michigan fruit update – May 29, 2018

  Published on May 29, 2018
  The next few days will be key for apple thinning. With ragtag bloom still remaining in some apple varieties, the risk of fire blight infection remains high.

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 12, 2018

  Published on June 12, 2018
  Spotted wing Drosophila was detected in our region last week, but most tree fruit pest and disease activity has slowed recently.

• Winter injury in sweet cherry in northwest Michigan, 2008

  Published on May 20, 2008
  

• Chlorothalonil use for pre-shuck split cherry leaf spot control

  Published on May 15, 2015
  Chlorothalonil is recommended for cherry leaf spot control early in the season, but under current wet conditions this spring, growers need to maintain the 10-day retreatment interval between chlorothalonil applications.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 23, 2022

  Published on August 23, 2022
  Blueberry harvest is coming to an end. Apple and grape harvests are beginning.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 7, 2013

  Published on May 7, 2013
  Tree fruit are blooming, plant growth has been very rapid and soils are drying.

• Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 2, 2013

  Published on July 2, 2013
  A rainy week made for poor conditions for applying pesticides.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 22, 2021

  Published on June 22, 2021
  The weather has cooled considerably, and tart and sweet cherries are starting to color.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 17, 2022

  Published on August 17, 2022
  Grapes are entering veraison. Brown marmorated stink bug nymphs are being caught in traps.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 16, 2016

  Published on August 17, 2016
  Heavy rains have relieved drought symptoms, but can cause late-season diseases. Late-season pests are flying.

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  Brown marmorated stink bug update for Sept. 13, 2019

  Published on September 13, 2019
  Fruit and vegetable being monitored for brown marmorated stink bugs in southern Michigan have a significant increase in numbers this week. Include this pest in your management plan in susceptible crops.

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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.

• Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 7, 2014

  Published on August 7, 2014
  We caught one brown marmorated stink bug this week in a trap next to a peach orchard near Niles, Michigan and four in sweep netting of vegetation from sites next to field crops in Lenawee County.