Blackberry fruitlets in Britton, MI June 27, 2023. Growers should continue to protect plants from anthracnose and spur blights. Photo by Derek Plotkowski, MSU Extension.īrambles: We are seeing growers harvest red raspberries in Romeo, Fenton, and Britton Blackberries are setting in Lenawee County. Blueberry fruits developing in Fenton, MI June 26, 2023. Blueberry maggot has been captured in southwest Michigan. ![]() Fungicides for anthracnose, Alternaria, and Botrytis should be included in your sprays in addition to sprays to protect against SWD. In southwest Michigan some deepening of color has started, but we are not that far in our region. Photo by Derek Plotkowski, MSU Extension.īlueberries: Blueberries in Fenton at full fruit set. Apple fruitlets in Almont, MI June 26, 2023. King fruit observed in Novi, Fenton, Britton, and Romeo were sizing up to 50 millimeters. Fruit-by-fruit conditionsĪpples: June drop is mostly complete. See the latest weekly fruit meetings for southern Michigan on MSU’s Kaltura Mediaspace (these may take a few days to upload after the Monday meetings). This week was the last of our Southern Michigan Fruit IPM weekly meetings. Oblique banded leaf rollers are being caught regularly, so you may want to read this recent article on OBLR management by Julianna Wilson and John Wise. Here is a collection of SWD factsheets that MSU Extension has put out. The development of SWD this seasons seems to have been delayed by the dry weather, but it is time to plan for your spotted wing drosophila control methods. Though scouts haven’t been seeing much spotted wing drosophila yet this season, I have gotten secondhand reports of some infestations. Not much has changed with insects in the past week, with populations of various aphids and mites climbing. ![]() ![]() Rusty spot has been seen in peaches in the region. Based on the RimPro models at the Romeo station, for which you can see you an overview by following the link, we will see continued risk for apple powdery mildew. Most growers seem to have scab under control this season and I haven’t seen much out in the field. ![]() Recent cover sprays should last long enough to protect the trees. While southwest Michigan is out of primary scab season, RimPro models are still showing potential for some small spore releases through July 1. For some growers there is still time to put ethephon sprays to simplify tart cherry harvest. Sweet cherries are also off the trees in warmer parts of the region and I have seen both tart cherries and red raspberries for sale at local farms. Many growers have wrapped up strawberry harvest and will begin renovation soon. We do have more rain in the forecast, though it won’t be enough to pull us out of drought conditions. Michigan State University Extension has a collection of articles related to drought on its drought resources page. This should clear up in the coming days, but we will continue to have cloudy conditions with showers from mid-week through the weekend.ĭespite recent wet weather, our overall precipitation total remains low and our region remains in a state of “moderate drought” conditions according to the U.S. These days are a bit hazy with smoke coming in from wildfires in Canada. Throughout the season these updates will include information about the weather in the past week and the upcoming week, a fruit-by-fruit guide to current conditions with appropriate pest and disease updates, and other relevant observations. Welcome to the 12th in-season fruit article update for southeast Michigan for the 2023 season.
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