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OBLR is most damaging insect pest to apples in MI
... MI By Phil Schwallier and Gary Thornton, Michigan State University Extension The obliquebanded leafroller (OBLR) is the most damaging insect pest to apples in Michigan. It is not uncommon for growers to ... this pest has developed to the organophosphate insecticides (OP's), in the Grand Rapids and southwest Michigan regions. Guthion and Imidan are the first OP's they gain resistance to, although they ...
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Select M.9 clonal rootstocks for your orchard operation
... on the rootstock selection in Michigan for the VA. In southern Michigan, which includes the more vigorous soils of The Ridge, Belding/Lowell, southwest and southeast areas of Michigan, we prefer M.9 clones ... large, also have a place for VA in southern Michigan. Even though we have relatively little experience with G.30 in Michigan, it appears to have promising potential for growers because of ...
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Fresh U.S. apple movement up 23% in December
... and was more than four times greater than December 1996, when Michigan had an unusually light crop. Reports out of Michigan are that December was an excellent month. Movement to both domestic ... mix and less competition from competing fruits, such as oranges. Fresh apple movement in the Southwest remained unchanged from December 1997, but is down 19% from December 1996. In the Northwest ...
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Growing dwarf sweet cherries focus of the MSU fruit school
... the school with Michael Weber, a talented fruit marketing cooperative advisor from the Bodensee in southwest Germany. Unfortunately, Weber had to cancel due to some unforeseen circumstances. Balmer was a ... will be discussed at the school. Contact Ron Perry at the Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 for further information about the school. Telephone: (517) ...
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G.30, a promising apple rootstock for Michigan growers
... apple rootstock for Michigan growers December, 1997 G.30, a promising apple rootstock for Michigan growers Dr. Ron Perry MSU Department of Horticulture A ... role of this rootstock and how best to manage it in Michigan. Yes, it should be tried by growers on a limited basis ... that required for M.26. For our growers in the Ridge, Southwest and Southeast regions, expect more vigor and a tree between M. ...
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Codling moth control strategies for 1997
... effectively control CM. As you go from north to south in Michigan, the generations of CM per year increase. Southwest (SW) Michigan typically has 2.5 generations per year, while the greater Grand Rapids area north to Manistee County (west central-WC) and southeast (SE) Michigan have two ...
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