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  • Cigar casebearer

    Adult is dark gray with fringed wings. The small yellowish larva of the cigar casebearer has a black head and builds and hides in a cigar-shaped shelter that it carries with it while feeding or attaches to leaves and branches of apple trees.

  • Hawthorn dark bug

    The young adult is black with red wing markings, which disappear a few days after it metamorphoses into an adult.

  • Apple rust mite

    The vermiform adult has two pairs of legs at the front of its body. Brownish yellow in color, they are invisible to the naked eye, requiring a minimum magnification of 15X to be observed.

  • Pear thrips

    Adult is slender and brown, with short antennae and a swelling behind the head; the wings are long and narrow, with fringes of long hairs.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Annual spotted wing drosophila population variability in Michigan

    Published on February 6, 2020

    Dr. Julianna Wilson of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University talks about spotted wing drosophila populations in Michigan.

  • 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.

  • Key Insect Pests and Diseases of Tree Fruits

    Published on March 22, 2022

    Diseases, and pests can show up quickly to ruin fruit crops. This session will help you learn the basics, including management strategies, for important tree fruit diseases and pests common in our region.

  • 2023 Making It In Michigan Barrier Buster Award: Hallstedt Homestead Cherries

    Published on April 20, 2023

    The MSU Product Center recognized Hallstedt Homestead Cherries with the 2023 Barrier Buster Award at the Making It In Michigan Conference and Trade Show.

  • 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.

  • Michigan Good Food Charter Goal #3: Cherry Capital Foods, TC, Michigan

    3. Michigan will generate new agri-food businesses at a rate that enables 20 percent of food purchased in Michigan to come from Michigan.

  • Understanding and Minimizing Cold Damage in Fruit Crops

    Published on February 18, 2021

    MI Ag Ideas to Grow With 2021 - Fruit Session: Review of winter and spring cold events, how cold damages plants, and measures growers can use to reduce the impact cold on their crops.

  • Michigan Tree Fruit Commission - Working in new ways to advance the industry

    Published on April 1, 2024

    The Michigan Tree Fruit Commission was created in 2014 with a focus on upgrading MSU research center infrastructure for apple, cherry, peach and plum projects.

  • Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Varieties in Michigan

    Published on February 3, 2022

    Bill Shane and Cheyenne Sloan will discuss the varieties of tree fruit and small fruit best suited for growing in Michigan.

  • Key Insect Pests and Diseases of Small Fruits

    Published on March 23, 2022

    Diseases and pests can show up quickly to ruin fruit crops. This video will help you learn the basics, including management strategies, for important small fruit diseases and pests common in our region.

  • 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.

  • Developing new Tart Cherry varieties

    Researchers are developing new varieties of tart cherries that will increase profitability in tart cherry production and ensure the environmental stewardship of the lakeshore land. One such variety is the "Balaton."

  • Greg Lang

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

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