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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – August 9, 2022

  Published on August 9, 2022
  Peach harvest is in full swing. Apple harvest is beginning.

• Peach leaf curl

  Published on March 27, 2007
  

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 2, 2015

  Published on June 2, 2015
  Time to focus on post-bloom insects that attack fruit.

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  What can fruit growers do if a freeze is coming?

  Published on May 5, 2020
  You cannot fight Mother Nature, but when frost or freeze conditions occur in fruit orchards, vineyards and fields, growers can work to minimize the potential damage.

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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.

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  Discover best plants to support beneficial insects at upcoming field day

  Published on July 12, 2016
  Register to attend this Aug. 2, 2016, field day where MSU researchers will demonstrate optimal plants for season-long support of crop pollinators and biocontrol agents.

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  Southwest Michigan Fruit update – June 10, 2025

  Published on June 11, 2025
  It’s starting to feel more like summer!

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  Rain, rain, go away: Use Enviroweather to check rainfall amounts

  Published on April 24, 2017
  Use MSU Enviroweather to answer the question, “How much rain have we had?”

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — July 25, 2017

  Published on July 25, 2017
  Summer insect pests are becoming real problems for many growers.

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  East Michigan fruit update – June 4, 2019

  Published on June 4, 2019
  Strong thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon brought scattered hail across the region, along with another batch of heavy rains. Early thinning sprays in apples are working well.

• How hot? How dry? Enviro-weather tools help answer these questions

  Published on July 10, 2012
  Fruit and vegetable growers can use MSU’s Enviro-weather tools to quickly compare seasonal heat (degree-day) and moisture (precipitation) accumulations with previous years and “normal” years.

• Treat peach leaf curl now

  Published on March 13, 2012
  Before or during bud swell is the time to treat peach leaf curl, a fungal disease that deforms leaves and then defoliates peach trees.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Sept. 4, 2018

  Published on September 4, 2018
  Heavy rains reduce drought risk and increase disease risk.

• Crop response to daylength and its role in fertilizer applications

  Published on March 30, 2015
  Photoperiodism is the term given to a plant’s ability to respond to changing daylength. Knowing how your crop responds to daylength should influence how you apply fertilizer, especially nitrogen.

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  Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan listening sessions

  Published on August 23, 2016
  Beekeepers, growers and others interested in the health of honey bees are invited to listening sessions to discuss pesticide use and bees.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for Sept. 7, 2016

  Published on September 7, 2016
  There was an uptick in brown marmorated stink bug nymphs and adults caught in traps this week. Fruit and vegetable growers in the southern Lower Peninsula should be scouting this season.

• 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.

• Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – June 4, 2013

  Published on June 4, 2013
  The thinning window is beginning to close for apple growers, and strawberry harvest is approaching.

• Report on brown marmorated stink bug task force meeting in Pennsylvania

  Published on June 28, 2011
  MSU’s tree fruit experts are learning from East Coast experience about the brown marmorated stink bug. None have been found yet in Michigan in 2011.

• 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.