College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update — April 17, 2018

  Published on April 17, 2018
  A wintry blast over the weekend did not cause any damage. Plant growth is just beginning, waiting for warm temperatures to return later in April.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – May 10, 2016

  Published on May 10, 2016
  With cooler temperatures over the last week, our season is back to normal for our bloom dates.

• Monitoring and management strategies for cherry fruit fly in 2009

  Published on June 30, 2009
  

• Northwest Michigan fruit update – April 25, 2017

  Published on April 25, 2017
  Cooler temperatures are forecasted late this week and sweet cherry bloom is predicted for late next week.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – July 25, 2022

  Published on July 25, 2022
  Growers are in the throes of tart cherry harvest. Fruit quality is holding relatively well with the recent rains and heat.

• West Michigan tree fruit update – Aug. 1, 2017

  Published on August 1, 2017
  The end of summer is no break for pest management in tree fruits.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 9, 2024

  Published on July 9, 2024
  More hot, humid weather incoming.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – July 24, 2018

  Published on July 24, 2018
  A wet weekend eases drought worries. Expect an increase in insect activity. Summer fruit harvest continues.

• Post-harvest cherry leaf spot applications

  Published on July 18, 2012
  Growers need to monitor weather conditions to determine if they will need more than one cherry leaf spot post-harvest sprays.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 21, 2020

  Published on April 21, 2020
  A cold, windy week with several hard radiation freezes killed open flowers on blooming apricots and plums. Damage to most tree fruit crops was spotty, depending on the crop and location.

• Cherry leaf spot disease biology and rationale underlying fungicide use

  Published on May 17, 2011
  A leaf spot fungicide program will delay the initial infections of trees, and reduce infection to the extent that trees will hold their leaves into September and beyond.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 12, 2016

  Published on July 12, 2016
  Tree fruit harvest is underway for sweet and tart cherries and apricots.

• Food Safety Modernization Act exempt farms still have work to do

  Published on January 19, 2016
  Farms exempt from the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act produce rule still have to keep records to prove exemption and identify yourself at points of sale.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – July 22, 2016

  Published on July 22, 2016
  Spotted wing Drosophila trap catch and apple maggot numbers took a big jump this week. A few tenths of an inch of precipitation came to some fruit farms Thursday afternoon, while most others received none. Our drought continues across the region.

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  Cherry leaf spot 101: Understanding Blumeriella jaapii biology and management

  Published on October 11, 2024
  Cherry leaf spot causes significant economic loss in Michigan each year. Management has become more complicated due to the introduction of novel fungicides and resistance issues.

• West central Michigan small fruit update – June 26, 2018

  Published on June 26, 2018
  Summer insect and disease management in blueberries and other small fruit is fast approaching. Cane collapse and fruit rots in blueberries and the beginning of the spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) flies arrival should be the main focus of growers’ IPM program

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  Southwest Michigan Fruit update – June 10, 2025

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

• East Michigan fruit update – May 14, 2019

  Published on May 14, 2019
  Apples are slowly inching toward bloom, which is just starting in the southern areas of the region. Most of our fruit crops are well over a week behind their normal growth stages.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – April 25, 2017

  Published on April 25, 2017
  Everything seems to be blooming at once! Avoid using insecticides during bloom.

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  Assessing frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees

  Published on March 30, 2021
  How to assess the impact of a freeze on early fruit development.