Contacts

If you need additional information about SWD, please contact you local MSU Extension office or the closest MSU Extension educator with fruit expertise (listed below).

Not from Michigan? Contact your state's Extension with this locator.

Name Email Location/City
Southwest Michigan
Mark Longstroth longstr7@msu.edu MSUE Van Buren County/Paw Paw
Brad Baughman baughm30@msu.edu MSUE Berrien County/Benton Harbor
West central Michigan
Amy Irish-Brown irisha@msu.edu MSUE Kent County/Grand Rapids
Carlos Garcia garcias4@msu.edu MSUE Ottawa County/West Olive
Northwest Lower Michigan
Duke Elsner elsner@msu.edu MSUE Grand Traverse County, Traverse City
Nikki Rothwell rothwel3@msu.edu NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station, Traverse City
Southeast Michigan
Bob Tritten tritten@msu.edu MSUE Genesee County, Flint

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