College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

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  Life cycle assessment of polyethylene packaging and alternatives on the European market

  Published on March 22, 2025
  A collaborative effort among Circular Analytic, ExxonMobil, and Michigan State University School of Packaging on evaluating the potential environmental footprint of polyethylene packaging and alternative materials in the European market.

• Tough growing on golf courses in 2010

  Published on July 30, 2010
  

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  What bug chewed on my plants last night?

  Published on June 27, 2024
  Under cover of darkness, a variety of animals might chew on your leaves. So how do you know who to blame and what to do about it?

• Assessment of Changes in the Grain-Livestock and Trade of the European Economic Community [1965 – 19 | Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

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• Studies On The Phylogenetic Relationships Of The Japanese Native Fowl Breeds 5. The Comparisons Among Native Fowl Breeds In Japan And Its Adjacent Areas And European And American Fowl Breeds

  Published on January 1, 1991
  This work has been done to elucidate phylogenetic relationships among native fowl breeds in Japan and its adjacent areas and European and American exotic fowl breeds. Blood samples were taken from 1102 fowls belonging to 20 native fowl breeds in Japa...

• Dock sawfly

  The adult is bluish black with red legs. The larva is a smooth velvety green worm with white legs and a dark head.

• Forbes scale

  Round or elongate gray scale with a raised reddish area in the center, which distinguishes it from the San Jose scale.

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  International Food Laws and Regulations

  This course surveys the food laws and regulations of a variety of countries and regions. After an overview of general concepts in global food regulation and the international food safety agencies, the course compares and contrasts the similarities and differences in food law and regulations around the world. This course gives the student a better understanding of the issues involved in the regulation of foods and food products on a national and global level.

• Status of early-season pest insects

  Published on May 22, 2008
  

• Controlling grubs in nursery fields

  Published on June 6, 2013
  Grubs were found around the roots of dying arborvitae shrubs in a west Michigan nursery field.

• Failure to water-in insecticides after application may result in poor grub control

  Published on September 21, 2012
  Lawn care company asks question about lack of grub control at some sites. Failure to water-in insecticides may be the problem.

• East Michigan fruit regional report – June 28, 2016

  Published on June 28, 2016
  Soils are very dry, creating drought stress in tree and small fruits. Strawberry harvest has finished in southern parts of our region, and sweet and tart cherry and summer red raspberry harvest is getting underway.

• Lesser appleworm

  The adult is a small gray moth with distinct small orange bands or patches on the wings; some blue is also evident in newly emerged specimens.

• Codling moth

  The adult's forewings are striped with fine brown-gray lines and a distinctive bronze to brown-black oval spot at the tip. Eggs are laid on the leaves or fruit.

• Cherry fruitworm

  The adult is a small, brownish gray moth with a median gray band on the forewings and a dark spot at the base of the hind wings. Although whitish gray with a black head when young, the larva eventually becomes pink tinted, with a brownish tan head.

• Rose chafers are plentiful in 2011

  Published on June 23, 2011
  A high population of rose chafers won’t cause harm to your turf, but can do some serious damage to your ornamental and crop plants.

• Oriental fruit moth

  The adult is a small moth with dark gray mottled wings that lighten somewhat at the outer edges. The larva is dirty white to pinkish with a reddish brown head and an anal comb.

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  Institute for Food Laws and Regulations

  The Institute for Food Laws and Regulations at Michigan State University offers online graduate level training in food laws and regulations to food industry professionals and regulators.

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  Michigan insects in the garden – Week 11: Five-banded thynnid wasp

  Published on August 20, 2020
  A black and yellow wasp you’d be glad to see at your picnics this summer.

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  West central Michigan tree fruit update – June 17, 2025

  Published on June 17, 2025
  Warm weather and scattered showers are forecasted across the region this week. Some early sweet cherry varieties are starting to turn red.