• Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 14, 2016

  Published on June 14, 2016
  Fire blight symptoms have appeared in apple orchards and growers are actively protecting trees, fruit, and foliage from diseases prior to a possible thunderstorm on Wednesday.

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  New video on sampling berries for spotted wing drosophila to guide your IPM program

  Published on April 11, 2024
  How-to guide with equipment list for spotted wing drosophila sampling.

• 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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  Obliquebanded leafroller management in tree fruits

  Published on June 14, 2023
  Obliquebanded leafroller is a threat to apples and cherries. First generation larvae are expected in several weeks in southwest Michigan.

• Specialty crop and minor-use pesticide prioritization set for 2017 by IR-4

  Published on October 4, 2016
  Participants at the 2016 IR-4 Food Use and Biopesticide Workshop identified the most important research projects for the 2017 IR-4 food-use research program.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – April 19, 2016

  Published on April 19, 2016
  Unseasonal warm temperatures over the weekend and early this week resulted in at least a weeks’ worth of growth in east Michigan fruit crops.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – May 3, 2016

  Published on May 3, 2016
  Very cool weather has brought tree and insect development to a standstill.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit update – May 30, 2023

  Published on May 30, 2023
  Tree fruit thinning is continuing. Fruit set is looking good for all fruit crops in the region.

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  Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 29, 2014

  Published on July 29, 2014
  Soils are becoming dry. Peach and plum harvests are beginning while blueberry harvest continues across the region. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers continue to climb.

• Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for June 24, 2014

  Published on June 24, 2014
  First catches of spotted wing Drosophila are two weeks later than this time last year. Traps should be deployed already; protect ripening berries.

• Yellowing leaves and leaf loss reported in tart cherries

  Published on June 18, 2012
  Defoliation in tart cherry orchards may be caused by bacterial canker, cherry leaf spot, cherry yellows or chemical phytotoxity.

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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.

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  Why are my apples blooming during fall?

  Published on October 16, 2015
  Stresses such as drought, which causes growth to stop and start, can confuse woody perennials and cause out of sync bloom.

• Freeze 2012: Under what circumstances would it be profitable to harvest tart cherries?

  Published on June 14, 2012
  Tart cherry growers should analyze the most profitable strategy for each orchard situation to determine if the crop is worth harvesting or not.

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  Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for Aug. 5, 2016

  Published on August 5, 2016
  First detection of brown marmorated stink bug nymphs this season in southwest Michigan; fruit and vegetable growers in the southern Lower Peninsula should be scouting for nymphs.

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  Pollinator supportive trees and shrubs for farm and orchard windbreaks

  Published on April 8, 2022
  Fruit growers can support bee health and other wildlife by thoughtfully selecting woody plants for their windbreaks.

• Food Safety Modernization Act proposed produce safety rule open for comment

  Published on February 1, 2013
  Fresh market produce growers now have the opportunity to see and comment on the proposed produce safety rules issued by the FDA.

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  Northwest Michigan fruit update – June 30, 2020

  Published on June 30, 2020
  Hot and dry weather are in the forecast, which is helpful for disease control but growers will have to supplement water supply with irrigation.

• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – June 17, 2014

  Published on June 17, 2014
  Primary apple scab is over in West Michigan.

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  Michigan spotted wing Drosophila update – July 21, 2020

  Published on July 21, 2020
  Spotted wing Drosophila populations have begun to surge. Growers must protect susceptible crops.