Apple pests getting busy!

Exciting day as exclusion netting goes over high density sweet cherries at the Clarksville Research Center! This study is on how the different canopy architecture in high density systems influences birds and insect damage. #michigancherries #sweetcherry

Would you like to know more about the field of pesticide non-target effects on natural enemies? I wrote a mini-review! The paper is freely available to anyone using this link for the next 50 days. authors.elsevier.com/a/1hDM27tYJFnQ…

The MSU Bug House is excited to present "Insects in the Classroom," a workshop for local K-5 teachers! This free event includes an review of insect biology, live insect handling & care demos, and activities & lessons that directly align with the NGSS. bit.ly/BH_Workshop

🍒 Join us at the National Cherry Festival this weekend in Traverse City! Indulge in the mouthwatering magic of cherries with FREE samples of delightful treats. Don't miss this sweet celebration! 🌸 #CherryFest #TasteOfMichigan #MichiganAF

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Tart cherry harvest has begun in SW Michigan and today I had the opportunity to film this custom over the row harvester built by Oxley Farms to harvest their high density plantings. So cool to see this innovative machine (and growers) hard at work! #tartcherry #highdensityfruit

Today I’m visiting the Great Lakes Cider Apple and the Red-Juiced Apple Collection at the Clarksville Research Center. It is so fun to explore all these unique apple varieties!

The first apple maggots of the year have been detected in monitoring traps in southern Michigan. I even saw some flying around orchards last week. More info on this pest here: canr.msu.edu/ipm/diseases/a…

BEEhind the scenes: We want to introduce you to the blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria! This sassy scientist is the face of this year’s theme. Did you know O. lignaria are some of the first bees to emerge in the spring and are important pollinators of spring crops like 🍒🫐&🍎

Sometimes the Japanese beetle traps are a little too effective…trapping is underway across Michigan to test populations for presence of the species specific microsporidian pathogen, Ovavesicula popilliae. #biocontrol #beetles #orchardpests

Massive shoutout to these undergrad superstars who presented at mid-SURE today! So impressed by @IsaacsLab students Taylor Hori, Winter, and Mia and EROF fellow Amelia for all their hard work this summer, collecting data (so much data) AND analyzing it AND presenting it! 🫐🐝🪰❤️

Calling all explorers, join us on a bumble bee safari! A MI bee expert will guide you through the gardens and assist with identifications. Download the bumble bee watch app to report the species you find to become a Community Scientist. Any camera will do. Happy bumbling!

The Michigan Pomesters put on an excellent event today for #Ridgefest. Great conversations about farm labor, demonstrations of unique orchard plantings, and a GUSS Automation sprayer in action. Also a chance to meet with Senator Debbie Stabenow and leaders in #apple the industry.

Click here to see new MSUE educational video about a custom built OTR #tartcherry harvester used in unique high density planting systems. Thanks Oxley Farms for the opportunity! canr.msu.edu/news/growers-d…

📆 Start counting down the days! Registration for the 2023 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO opens on October 15! #GLEXPO

📢New paper With a systematic review and meta-analyses we synthesized blueberry pollination research 🌷🐝🫐 See the graphical abstract for the highlights, and the full paper and supp mat (eg fig S3!) for more doi.org/10.1111/1365-2… Lisa DeVetter Isaac's Lab BeesNBerries

This week I got to tour an #apple packing plant and it was so cool! Seeing the huge harvests come in after all the hard work growers did this season, and all the technology and experience it takes to get apples from the tree to grocery stores around the country is amazing. 🍎🙌🍏

Happy to have this published!!