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  Deborah McCullough

  Professor, Forest Entomology
  mccullo6@msu.edu
  517-355-7445
  

• People | CHANS-Net: The International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems

• Invasive Threats & Impacts | Firewood Safety

  Image Credit: Montana DNRC

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  Schedule of Courses | Institute for Food Laws and Regulations

• Southwest Michigan grape scouting report for June 27, 2017

  Published on June 27, 2017
  Bloom is over and grapes are sizing rapidly, with light fungal disease pressure. Grape berry moth egglaying to begin over the weekend.

• Northwest Michigan 2009 summary

  Published on September 22, 2009
  

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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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• West Michigan tree fruit regional report – July 22, 2014

  Published on July 22, 2014
  Apples are sizing nicely with heavy rainfalls.

• East Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2020

  Published on April 14, 2020
  Cold temperatures over the last week have slowed growth of flower and leaf buds in all fruit crops.

• Online resources available for identification and control of Michigan invasive plant species

  Published on December 31, 2013
  Online Michigan invasive species resources area can help identify and respond rapidly to invasive plants in an effort to protect Michigan’s diverse ecosystems.

• East Michigan fruit update – April 9, 2019

  Published on April 9, 2019
  There’s been good amount of growth of our fruit crops in the last few days, with a few crops showing the first signs of early green tip. The sod in orchards is starting to green up.

• Are raw sprouts safe? For growers: Part Two

  Published on December 16, 2014
  How to over come the difficulties in growing sprouts.

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  Aquatic invasive species: the “greatest threat to Michigan’s tourism industry”

  Published on August 8, 2014
  On a local level, both terrestrial and aquatic invasive species (AIS) pose serious threats to the health and vitality of area lakes.

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  Food safety of ractopamine-fed beef and swine

  Published on April 19, 2022
  Ractopamine is a feed additive used in pigs and cattle. We describe here why the product is used and consider its safety so you can be better informed about the food you are eating.

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  Blackleg disease reported in some Michigan potato fields

  Published on June 24, 2015
  Aerial and lower stem blackleg in potatoes are ever present, but some years worse than others.

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  Inspired by Home

  Published on March 28, 2016
  In the early 1980s, a flood wiped out a bridge in Santa Catarina Mita, a small village in Guatemala on the edge of El Salvador.

• Onions: Those versatile edible bulbs

  Published on July 20, 2015
  Pressure canning onions prevents botulism poisoning.

• East Michigan fruit update – April 17, 2018

  Published on April 17, 2018
  The grip of late winter weather just won’t let go, continuing to hold back fruit crop development.

• 2010 Corn foliar fungicide and insecticide project

  Published on February 23, 2011
  Research in southeast Michigan will be continued to better determine the value of these applications.