Timothy Miles, Ph.D.
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Associate Professor - Extension Specialist for diseases of blueberries, grapes, hops and other berry crops.
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Phone:
517-355-3964
Email:
milesti2@msu.edu
Degrees:
B.S., Western Michigan University, Biology
Ph.D., Michigan State University, Plant Pathology
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Related Work
Authored Articles
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 25, 2024, September 25, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 18, 2024, September 18, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 11, 2024, September 12, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 5, 2024, September 5, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 29, 2024, August 29, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 22, 2024, August 22, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 16, 2024, August 16, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 7, 2024, August 7, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 31, 2024, July 31, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 25, 2024, July 25, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 18, 2024, July 18, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 10, 2024, July 10, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 4, 2024, July 8, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 26, 2024, June 26, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 19, 2024, June 19, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 13, 2024, June 13, 2024
- Pest management in frost-damaged vineyards, May 15, 2024
- 2024 Michigan Hop Management Guide now available, March 28, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 6, 2023, September 6, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 30, 2023, August 30, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 22, 2023, August 22, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 9, 2023, August 9, 2023
- Michigan Grape Scouting Report – August 2, 2023, August 2, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 12, 2023, July 12, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 28, 2023, June 29, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 21, 2023, June 22, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 14, 2023, June 15, 2023
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 21, 2022, September 22, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 14, 2022, September 14, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 7, 2022, September 8, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 31, 2022, August 31, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 24, 2022, August 24, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 17, 2022, August 17, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 10, 2022, August 10, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 3, 2022, August 3, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 27, 2022, July 27, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 20, 2022, July 20, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 13, 2022, July 13, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 6, 2022, July 6, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 29, 2022, June 29, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 22, 2022, June 22, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 15, 2022, June 15, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 8, 2022, June 8, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 1, 2022, June 1, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 25, 2022, May 25, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 18, 2022, May 18, 2022
- Blueberry pest? Don’t guess—test: Mummy berry, May 13, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 11, 2022, May 11, 2022
- Pruning for disease management and yield benefits in hops, April 29, 2022
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 29, 2021, September 29, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 22, 2021, September 22, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 15, 2021, September 16, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 8, 2021, September 8, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 1, 2021, September 1, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 25, 2021, August 25, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 11, 2021, August 11, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 4, 2021, August 4, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 22, 2021, July 22, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 15, 2021, July 15, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 7, 2021, July 7, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 30, 2021, June 30, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 23, 2021, June 23, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 16, 2021, June 16, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 9, 2021, June 9, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 2, 2021, June 2, 2021
- Pest management approaches in a winter or freeze damaged grape vineyard, May 26, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 26, 2021, May 26, 2021
- MSU Extension’s grape scouting reports for 2021, May 19, 2021
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 19, 2021, May 19, 2021
- Early season vineyard management, April 20, 2021
- Grower input needed on sour rot and wasp challenges in vineyards, February 3, 2021
- Workshop on building better spray programs for vineyards in the Midwest, February 3, 2021
- Mobile-friendly guide for blueberry IPM scouting is now available, November 30, 2020
- Post-harvest vineyard management: Preparing vines for winter, October 23, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 30, 2020, September 30, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 23, 2020, September 23, 2020
- Critical practices to control late season grape diseases and the potential effects of fungicides on fermentation, September 22, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 16, 2020, September 16, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 9, 2020, September 9, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Sept. 2, 2020, September 2, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 26, 2020, August 26, 2020
- Bird damage reduction strategies utilizing viticultural practices, August 25, 2020
- Viticultural practices in northwest Michigan at veraison, August 20, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 19, 2020, August 19, 2020
- Michigan Grape scouting report – August 12, 2020, August 12, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – Aug. 5, 2020, August 5, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 29, 2020, July 29, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 22, 2020, July 22, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 15, 2020, July 15, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 8, 2020, July 8, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 1, 2020, July 1, 2020
- Grapevine powdery mildew fungicide resistance survey, June 30, 2020
- Managing botrytis bunch rot in grapes, June 24, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 24, 2020, June 24, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 17, 2020, June 17, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 10, 2020, June 10, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 3, 2020, June 3, 2020
- Twig and blossom blights in Michigan blueberries, June 2, 2020
- Managing hop powdery mildew in Michigan in 2020, May 28, 2020
- Blueberry growers need to focus on Anthracnose fruit rot as bloom ends, May 28, 2020
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 27, 2020, May 27, 2020
- Managing hop downy mildew in Michigan, May 6, 2020
- Managing grapevine leafroll disease, April 27, 2020
- Mummy berry has returned and new products are available for control, April 21, 2020
- New Michigan Blueberry Facts on Alternaria fruit rot now available, April 18, 2020
- Mobile-friendly guide for grape IPM scouting is now available, February 13, 2020
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Oct. 9, 2019, October 9, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Sept. 25, 2019, September 25, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Sept. 11, 2019, September 11, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Aug. 28, 2019, August 28, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – Aug. 14, 2019, August 14, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – July 31, 2019, July 31, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – July 17, 2019, July 17, 2019
- Michigan vineyard pest scouting report – July 3, 2019, July 3, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – June 19, 2019, June 19, 2019
- Do you suspect grapevine trunk disease in your vineyard?, June 11, 2019
- MSU vineyard IPM scouting report – June 5, 2019, June 5, 2019
- Don’t guess, get a test from MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics, May 10, 2019
- The rise of the mummy: Mummy berries in Michigan, April 30, 2019
- Managing grapevine crown gall, April 29, 2019
- Powdery mildew fungicide resistance survey in grapes – help us, help you!, March 22, 2019
- New grapevine virus testing services at MSU starting in summer 2019, December 3, 2018
- What can be done for late season downy mildew on grapes?, September 19, 2018
- Late season cultural and chemical options for diseases in grapes—don’t wait!, September 11, 2018
- 2018 Grapevine powdery mildew fungicide resistance survey, August 21, 2018
- Shoot blight in Michigan blueberries, May 29, 2018
- Detection and monitoring tools for fungicide resistance in powdery mildew, May 4, 2018
- Early season vineyard disease management, April 30, 2018
- The blueberry mummies return! Here’s how to be prepared., April 10, 2018
- Dormant sprays for disease control in blueberries, March 27, 2018
- Mummy berry poised for action in blueberries, April 13, 2010
Articles Featuring
- Is it chestnut season in MIchigan? Or trouble with tribbles*, September 19, 2024
- Project GREEEN supports ‘rapid response time’ to fight emerging plant pathogens, March 6, 2024
- MSU plant pathologist awarded $3.95M USDA grant to examine fruit rot in blueberries, December 5, 2023
- MSU research examining ways to control destructive hop diseases, April 3, 2023
- Recent MSU crop and soil sciences grad pursues her Ph.D. at MSU, March 31, 2021
- Beer Heroes Battle Hops Disease In Great Lakes State, October 13, 2020
- Michigan State University hosts viticulture virtual field days, July 15, 2020
- Detecting emerging pesticide resistance in grapes, July 1, 2020
- Picking up crop pace to meet demand for Michigan craft beverages, February 3, 2020
- Timothy Miles brings small fruit and hop pathology lab, research expertise to MSU, November 29, 2018
Authored Documents
- 2024 Michigan Hop Management Guide, March 28, 2024
- Blueberry Varieties for Michigan, February 26, 2024
- Managing Halo Blight of Hop, February 16, 2024
- Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Grapevine Downy Mildew, August 24, 2023
- Blueberry Bites Newsletter, July 14, 2023
- Arándanos de MI: Anotaciones: Enfermedades de los arándanos causadas por virus y por patógenos parecidos a virus, October 6, 2021
- A Mobile Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries, November 11, 2020
- Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Botrytis Bunch Rot, June 24, 2020
- Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Grapevine Leafroll Disease, April 27, 2020
- Michigan Blueberry Facts: Alternaria Fruit Rot, April 18, 2020
- A Mobile Guide for Grape IPM Scouting in North Central and Eastern U.S., February 11, 2020
- Michigan Grape Facts: Managing Grapevine Crown Gall, May 1, 2019
- Michigan Blueberry Facts: Blueberry Aphid and Blueberry Shoestring Virus, November 10, 2015
- Michigan Blueberry Facts: Mummy Berry, December 31, 2008
- Michigan Blueberry Facts: Virus and Viruslike Diseases of Blueberries, December 1, 2008
- Michigan Blueberry Facts: Anthracnose Fruit Rot (Ripe Rot), July 31, 2008
- Miles-hop disease March 2022,