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Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for September 29, 2014
Published on September 30, 2014
More activity was reported this week, but except for a few hotspots, trap catches remain very low. More reports of aggregations on commercial and residential buildings are coming in from urban and suburban sites across Lower Michigan. -
Michigan certified pesticide applicators: Time to renew your certification?
Published on September 26, 2014
Now is the time to renew your pesticide certification if it expires Dec. 31, 2014. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for September 22, 2014
Published on September 25, 2014
Berrien County continues to be a hotspot for brown marmorated stink bug activity, but detections have been reported in Van Buren, Ottawa, Ingham and Lenawee counties. Also, peach damage from BMSB has been confirmed in Ottawa County. -
Managing diseases caused by Fusarium: The case of watermelon wilt
Published on September 25, 2014
Consider combining multiple disease management tactics to minimize watermelon losses next season. -
Kasumin registered by EPA for fire blight control on pome fruit
Published on September 24, 2014
Kasumin 2L is now fully registered on pome fruit in the United States for control of fire blight. This product provides excellent control of blossom blight and is critically needed, especially in orchards impacted by streptomycin resistance. -
Northern corn leaf blight levels high in 2014
Published on September 19, 2014
Northern corn leaf blight is present in many Michigan fields this year. -
Multi-colored Asian lady beetles are moving from fields to homes
Published on September 19, 2014
Elevated soybean aphid numbers in western Van Buren County will mean high numbers of multi-colored Asian ladybeetles trying to get into area homes soon. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for September 12, 2014
Published on September 15, 2014
More nymph and adult brown marmorated stink bugs were caught during the week of Sept. 5-11, 2014, at seven sites in Berrien, Lenawee and Ingham counties. Homeowners in Berrien County are starting to report them in greater number. -
Specialty crop and minor-use pesticide prioritization set for 2015 by IR-4
Published on September 12, 2014
Participants at the 2014 IR-4 Food Use and Biopesticide Workshop identified the most important research projects for the 2015 IR-4 food-use research program. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila 2014 summary report
Published on September 11, 2014
A look at what season-long patterns in 2014 compared with 2013 tell us about spotted wing Drosophila in Michigan fruit crops.