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MSUE Bulletins for Fruit Growers

Successful fruit pest management is based on a basic knowledge and understanding of:

(1) The biology of the crop and its annual growth habits during the growing season.

(2) The biology of the insects, diseases, nematodes, and weeds present, and their life cycle.

(3) The susceptibility of the fruit crop to pests and pesticides.

(4) The environmental conditions that will favor the pest(s) injuring the fruit crops; and

(5) The cultural, biological, and chemical controls used to optimize fruit production.

These publications are intended to assist fruit growers in the selection of pesticides as they plan their pest control programs for the growing season. The insects and diseases are not always present or economically important in all fruit plantings each year. During every growing season, growers should adjust their pest control programs to fit their specific conditions. To provide a more complete understanding of the complexities of fruit culture, Michigan State University provides a Fruit IPM website on the Internet at http://ipm.msu.edu/fruit.htm.

E-0154 Michigan Fruit Management Guide (formerly Fruit Spray Calendar)

E-0682 Commercial Strawberry Culture in Michigan

E-0839 Strawberry Varieties for Michigan

E-0840 Tractor-mounted Air Blast Sprayers

E-0852 Fertilizing Fruit Crops

E-0896 N-P-K Fertilizers

E-1107 Cost of Producing Fresh Market Apples in Western Michigan, 1998 - E-1107 PDF file

E-1108 Cost of Producing Tart Cherries in NW MI - E-1108 PDF file

E- 1330 How to Recognize & Control Black Knot

E-1456 Highbush Blueberry Varieties for Michigan

E- 1680 Propagating Highbush Blueberries - E-180 PDF file

E- 1728 Strawberry Diseases in Michigan - E-1728 PDF File

E- 1730 Raspberry Diseases in Michigan - E-1730 PDF file

E- 1731 Blueberry Diseases in Michigan - E-1731 PDF file

E-1732 Common Diseases of the Grapevine in MI - E-1732 PDF file

E-2011 Managing the Nutrition of Highbush Blueberries - E-2011 PDF file

E-2037 Fruit Crops Pest Management. Pesticide Applicator Cert. Manual

E-2066 Hints on Growing Blueberries in MI

E-2195 Pesticide Applicator Core Training Manual

E-2195 (SP) Manual Basico Para Aplicadores de Pesticidas Comerciales y Privados

E-2215 Using Pesticides Safely: A Guide for the Applicator

E-2290 Minimize Apple Bruising in the Packing Line - E-2290 PDF file

E-2335 On-farm Agrichemical Storage & Handling

E-2340 Record-keeping System for Crop Production

E-2341 Record-keeping System—Annual Record Book (pocket size)

E-2342 Record-keeping System—Annual Record Book (full size)

E-2343 Record-keeping System—Field File

E-2419 Avoidance/Mgmt—Nematode Problem in MI Tree Fruit Production

E-2470 Cost of Producing Plums in NW MI

E-2482 Plant Tissue Sampling to Determine Fruit Fertilizer Needs

E-2559 Lighting Systems for Fruit & Vegetable Sorting

E-2642 Table Grape Varieties for MI

E-2643 Wine Grape Varieties for MI

E-2644 Vineyard Establishment I—Preplant Decisions

E-2645 Vineyard Establishment II—Planting & Early Care of the Vineyard

E-2698 Pest Control in Small Vineyards

E-2712 Air Blast Orchard Spraying

E-2718 Plum Pox Detection Guide PDF

E-2719 Natural Enemies in Your Garden: A Homeowner's Guide to Biological Control

E-2720 A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Michigan Apples

E-2774 Growing Table Grapes in a Temperate Climate

E-2759 Fruit Crop Ecology and Management

E-2840 A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits

E2840 A Pocket Guide for IPM Scouting in Stone Fruits
E2845 Michigan Blueberry Facts - Japanese Beetle
E2847 Michigan Blueberry Facts - Fruit Rot Identification Guide
E2889 Pocket Guide for Grape IPM Scouting in North Central & Eastern States 
E2890 Cherry Orchard Floor Management: Improve Profit & Stewardship 
E2891 Fruit Crop Pest Mgt: Commercial Applicators Guide 1C Replaces E2037
E2928 A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries
FAS104 Orchard A Syst: Pesticide and Nutrition Management

FAS105 Seasonal IPM Checklist for Orchards

NB-12 Highbush Blueberry Production Guide

NCR-045 Diseases of Tree Fruits in the East

NCR-063 Common Tree Fruit Pests

NCR-394 A Guide to the Clearwing Borers (Sesiidae) of the North Central United States

NCR-551 Biotechnology: Genetically Engineered Fruits & Vegetables

VT-018 Pruning Mature Fruit Trees, Videotape

VT-019 Pruning Blueberries, Videotape

VT-020 Pruning Raspberries, Videotape

VT-021 Pruning Grapes, Videotape

VT-0435P Apple Packing House Operations (Video/SP)

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