MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

Recommendations

• Michigan Christmas Tree Pest Management Guide

Seasonal updates and advice

• MSU Extension News – Plant and pest management advice for Christmas trees.

Weather resources

• Enviro-weather – Weather data for making IPM and other management decisions
• Degree day information for insect pest management with state maps showing typical dates of degree day accumulation. Growing degree day base-50 maps of average accumulation.
• MSU Extension’s Drought Resources

Scouting resources

• Identifying weeds in Christmas trees 

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Featured resources

• Christmas Tree Pest Manual – Insects, diseases or other problems of conifer trees, as well as other tree-feeding insects and tree diseases
• Identifying natural enemies
• MSU Forest Biomass Innovation Center – Online classroom as well as information on the research conducted at this Experiment Station.
• MSU Forestry Department.
• MSU Extension Bookstore at https://shop.msu.edu/collections/msu-extension-bookstore 
• AgBioResearch - our partner in MSU research

Quick links to Michigan Department of Agriculture

• Christmas tree inspection and certification.
• Pesticide applicator certification and pesticide laws/regulations.
• Nursery licensing and inspection.

Contacts at MSU Extension

• Bill Lindberg (lindbe35@msu.edu), statewide Christmas tree educator
• Erin Lizotte (taylo548@msu.edu), integrated pest management educator

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