MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

New pest and beneficial search tools

We have two new searches that will help you identify pests and beneficials found in crops. Check out our Tree Fruit Pest and Beneficial Search or the Grape Pest and Beneficial Search.

Seasonal updates and advice

• MSU Extension News – Plant and pest management advice for commercial fruit. The search at this site includes 2006 and forward CAT Alert newsletter articles.

Weather resources

Enviro-weather– Weather data for making IPM and other management decisions. Models and information related to:

• Apple scab
• Black rot of grapes
• Cherry leaf spot
• Codling moth in apples and pears
• Fire blight of apple blossoms
• Obliquebanded leafroller
• Oriental fruit moth in tree fruit
• Plum curculio in tart cherries
• MSU Extension’s Drought Resources
• MSU Extension's Fruit Freeze Resources

Scouting resources

• New pests: Spotted wing Drosophila and Brown marmorated stink bug
• Apple scouting guide, E-2720
• Blueberry scouting guide, E-2928
• Grape scouting guide, E-2889
• Stone fruit scouting guide, E-2840
• Identifying natural enemies for better pest control
• Using Michigan native plants and ecosystems to produce win-win situations for agriculture, communities and the environment

Websites

• Apples
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Grapes
• Plums
• Hops
• Chestnuts

Some fruit growers are diversifying their farms with these two "new" crops: chestnuts and hops.

MSU Extension publications

• Fruit Management Guide, E-154
• Fruit Crop Ecology and Management, E-2759
• Conserving Native Bees on Farmland, E-2985

Search for more MSU Extension publications at the MSU Extension Bookstore.

Links

• Multicolored Asian lady beetle advice for small fruit growers
• Cherry orchard floor management
• Orchard-A-Syst and IPM checklist
• MSU Tree Fruit Entomology
• MSU Berry Crops Entomology

Contacts at MSU Extension

Find an expert in your area.

Home gardeners, please see the Home & Garden section of this website.