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Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 12, 2014
Published on August 12, 2014
Strong apple maggot catch on red sphere traps finally arrives for most apple growers, and spotted wing Drosophila trap catch continues to rise in raspberry and blueberry plantings. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for August 6, 2014
Published on August 7, 2014
Spotted wing Drosophila numbers are up from last week and are now being detected statewide. Protect susceptible crops where SWD is detected. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 7, 2014
Published on August 7, 2014
We caught one brown marmorated stink bug this week in a trap next to a peach orchard near Niles, Michigan and four in sweep netting of vegetation from sites next to field crops in Lenawee County. -
Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – August 5, 2014
Published on August 5, 2014
First trap catches of spotted wing Drosophila have been reported in raspberry and blueberry plantings at many farms across the region. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – August 5, 2014
Published on August 5, 2014
Soils are dry. Summer fruit harvest is in full swing with blueberries, peaches and plums. Early apples and pears will start soon. -
Michigan brown marmorated stink bug report for August 1, 2014
Published on August 1, 2014
We are back to no brown marmorated stink bug detections this week as the statewide monitoring program continues in fruit and vegetable production areas across Michigan. -
2014 Farm Bill provides additional NAP buy-up coverage for 2012 fruit crop losses
Published on August 1, 2014
The 2014 Farm Bill provides retroactive buy-up coverage to Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program producers of eligible non-insurable fruit crops that qualify due to a natural disaster, such as the 2012 freeze. -
Michigan spotted wing Drosophila report for July 29, 2014
Published on July 29, 2014
Spotted wing Drosophila numbers remain steady in southwest Michigan, still low in other areas; protect susceptible crops where they are detected. -
Southeast Michigan fruit regional report – July 29, 2014
Published on July 29, 2014
Summer apple harvest is underway with blueberry and raspberry harvest continuing across the region. Second generation codling moth and oriental fruit moth are flying. -
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – July 29, 2014
Published on July 29, 2014
Soils are becoming dry. Peach and plum harvests are beginning while blueberry harvest continues across the region. Spotted wing Drosophila numbers continue to climb.