• 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?

• Forbes scale

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

• Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners | Integrated Pest Management

  Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners

• 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.

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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.

• Status of early-season pest insects

  Published on May 22, 2008
  

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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  How to choose and when to apply grub control products for your lawn

  Published on May 22, 2020
  Not all the grub control products on store shelves will be effective this spring. Here’s how to choose and use the right one for your lawn.

• 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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  Nicole Coutrelis

  Subject Matter Expert, International Food Laws and Regulations
  

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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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  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.

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  Michigan hop update – June 14, 2018

  Published on June 13, 2018
  Growers around the state are pushing water and nutrients to quickly-growing bines. Leafhopper numbers are building and rose chafer adults have begun emerging and feeding.

• Patching up lawns

  Published on April 18, 2008