College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Interested in sustainable pest management? Try the IPM Academy

  Published on January 3, 2012
  Michigan State University Extension is hosting an Integrated Pest Management Academy designed to bring participants to a new level of success with their IPM decisions and practices.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – June 11, 2019

  Published on June 11, 2019
  Strawberry harvest is beginning. Grapes will bloom soon.

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  Minimizing pesticide exposure to bees in fruit crops

  Published on April 29, 2014
  Use these practices and guidelines for minimizing exposure of bees to pesticides while still managing pests and disease in fruit crops.

• Cherry leaf spot and the need for postharvest fungicide applications in this early harvest season

  Published on August 3, 2010
  

• East Michigan fruit update – July 23, 2019

  Published on July 23, 2019
  Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch numbers have taken a big jump this week. Tart cherries, summer red and fall raspberries and blueberries need to be protected.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 5, 2014

  Published on August 5, 2014
  Soils are dry. Summer fruit harvest is in full swing with blueberries, peaches and plums. Early apples and pears will start soon.

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  Northwest Michigan Fruit Update – Aug. 11, 2020

  Published on August 11, 2020
  Most tart cherry harvest is wrapped up across the region except for a small pocket of growers finishing in the far north. Apples are noticeably starting to color on many varieties.

• East Michigan fruit crop update – August 11, 2020

  Published on August 11, 2020
  Harvest has begun for Red Haven and other main season peach varieties. Blueberry harvest continues across the region.

• European brown rot control in tart cherries for 2015

  Published on May 5, 2015
  Predicting if growers need to apply a fungicide to Montmorency tart cherries can be difficult with changing weather conditions.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 21, 2016

  Published on June 21, 2016
  Don’t let your guard down during the dog days of summer.

• East Michigan fruit crop report – July 11, 2017

  Published on July 11, 2017
  Tart cherry, summer red and black raspberry harvest continues, with blueberry harvest starting at some farms. Much-needed rain swept through the region, bringing hail to several farms.

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  Upcoming research projects from Michigan State University scientists that will support Michigan fruit industries

  Published on June 17, 2024
  This list highlights exciting new projects from the MSU fruit team. Although research results take time to be translated to new Extension recommendations, MSU scientists continue gathering meaningful data on primary problems facing Michigan growers.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 21, 2019

  Published on May 21, 2019
  Warm weather moved fruit quickly. Apple bloom is ending. Blueberries and strawberries are blooming now.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 30, 2022

  Published on August 30, 2022
  This is the last fruit scouting report of the season. Happy harvests.

• 2011 Hands-on tree fruit IPM update series

  Published on May 6, 2011
  Discuss pest problems and management strategies at tree fruit workshops offered throughout northwest Michigan.

• 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 fruit update – April 12, 2022

  Published on April 12, 2022
  The region has experienced little spring-like weather in the past few weeks, and growers are looking for a stretch of warm and dry conditions to prune sweet cherries.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 11, 2015

  Published on August 11, 2015
  Blister spot and silver leaf diseases are being found on a few apple varieties. Harvest of many fruits continues, including Red Haven peaches, blueberries, Japanese plums and summer apple varieties.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – Aug. 18, 2020

  Published on August 18, 2020
  A derecho blew across the region last Monday, leaving damage in its wake. The most affected agricultural areas appear to be western and southern Berrien County.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 16, 2013

  Published on July 16, 2013
  First blueberry maggot trap catch for the season and blueberry harvest just getting started at some farms while summer raspberry harvest continues.