College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Cherry leafminer

  The adult is a small, bronzy tan-colored moth, with a wavy darkish brown to black band at the outer third of the forewings.

• Apple red bug

  Adult has head and thorax bright red in color with brown wings.

• Eastern tent caterpillar

  The adult is reddish brown with two white, transverse-parallel bands. Masses of shiny black eggs are laid in a ring around twigs. Larvae have long silky hairs on their body and a yellow line on their back.

• Snowy tree cricket

  Adult somewhat resembles a field cricket, but is pale green in color and has a longer, more slender body and smaller head. Antennae are much longer than the body; males have stiff veins in their flat wings.

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  Integrated Pest Management Academy

  The Desire to Learn Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Academy is an interactive, online program designed to provide a comprehensive and convenient online learning experience. Current topics include an introduction to IPM, plant science, soils 101, natural enemies, conserving pollinators, Enviroweather and scouting.

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  Pesticide Applicator Training

  This course is designed for those who are studying to take the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP)Exam or for those who need a refresher on safe pesticide handling. The course material follows the National Pesticide Core Manual. Those who complete the course can receive 12 RUP credits.

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  Pollinator Protection for Pesticide Applicators

  This self-paced, online course about pollinators is directed toward pesticide applicators with a focus on crops pollinated by honey bees.

• What is IPM and How do you do it?

  Published on March 21, 2022

  Learn more about integrated pest management and how to implement IPM practices on your farm.

• High Density Tart Cherry with Custom Over the Row Harvester

  Published on August 7, 2023

  Educational video highlighting a unique high density tart cherry planting strategy and over the row (OTR) harvester built by Oxley Farms.

• Greg Lang

  Gregory Lang is studying the benefits of a fruiting wall system for growing sweet cherries at MSU’s Clarksville Research Center.

• Bee Integrated: Bees and Pesticides

  Published on March 2, 2022

  In this Bee Integrated video, farmer Mike Van Agtmael describes how integrated pest management and good communication with his beekeeper, Jim Hilton, keeps bees healthy and pollination productive. Beekeeper Jamie Ostrowski describes a "perfect storm" that harmed some of her bees—and how she and Matt Jansen of Green Thumb Blueberries collaborate to protect her hives.

• Digging in: How to pick and prepare a site for a fruit planting

  Published on February 28, 2022

  Join Emily Lavely to learn more about how to pick the best location and prepare it for planting fruit.

• The Why and How for Training, Pruning, and Crop Management in Small Fruit and Tree Fruit

  Published on February 2, 2022

  Learn more about the reasons for training and pruning, as well as examples on how to train, prune and manage the crop in small fruit and tree fruit

• Insurance Talk With Phil and Corey - 2025 Updates to Apple and Cherry Insurance

  Published on October 11, 2024

  Learn about the latest updates to apple and cherry crop insurance programs for the 2025 season.

• Filter Method for Sampling for Spotted Wing Drosophila Larvae

  Published on April 11, 2024

  This video provides instructions for how to use a reusable coffee filter to monitor ripe blueberries for spotted wing drosophila larvae.

• Spotted wing drosophila insecticide efficacy and management programs

  Published on February 6, 2020

  Dr. Larry Gut of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about insecticide efficacy and management programs for spotted wing drosophila in cherries.

• Influences of overwintering conditions and seasonal relative humidity on SWD populations

  Published on February 6, 2020

  Dr. Rufus Isaacs of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about how environmental factors influence spotted wing drosophila (SWD) populations.

• Bee Integrated: Creating Bee Forage in Michigan

  Published on March 2, 2022

  When bees are facing diseases and pesticide exposure, good pollen and nectar sources are vital in helping them survive. Michigan State University Extension's Ana Heck, farmer Mike Van Agtmael, and Bee Informed Partnership field specialist Dan Wyns describe the importance of pollinator habitat in this Bee Integrated video.

• Improving tree fruit nutrient, pesticide application processes

  Researchers at Clarksville Research Center are conducting a multi-state, multi-disciplinary study to develop a new way of getting foliar inputs into apples and cherries.

• Key Wildlife Pests of Fruit and How to Promote and Protect Pollinators in Fruit Systems

  Published on March 24, 2022

  Learn more about key wildlife pests to be on the lookout for as well as how you can promote and protect pollinators on your operation.