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This website has been created to provide a central location for projects and events with which I am involved or that I think would be of interest to the Michigan tree fruit industry.
Upcoming Meetings & Events...
2nd Annual MSU Bee-Palooza!
Celebrate National Pollinator Week at the 2nd Annual MSU Bee-Palooza! This is a FREE event for all ages.
WHEN: Sunday, June 23 from 1-4pm
WHERE: MSU Horticulture Gardens
WHAT: Learn why bees are important and what bees are found in Michigan; view the inner workings of honey bee & bumble bee colonies; learn how to build nesting boxes for solitary bees and about bee-friendly garden design.
Check out the facebook page established for the event for more information.
WHEN: Sunday, June 23 from 1-4pm
WHERE: MSU Horticulture Gardens
WHAT: Learn why bees are important and what bees are found in Michigan; view the inner workings of honey bee & bumble bee colonies; learn how to build nesting boxes for solitary bees and about bee-friendly garden design.
Check out the facebook page established for the event for more information.
2013 MSU Tree Fruit IPM School

A male SWD.
Archives of the presentations and/or hand-outs from the 2013 MSU Tree Fruit IPM School are now available here.
2012 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market EXPO

DeVos Exhibition Hall, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The 2012 GLEXPO is over, but to see some of the posters that were presented on tree fruit related topics, follow this link. We will also be posting links to some of the talks that were recorded. In the meantime, below are two talks from the 2011 GLEXPO on apple fruit thinning that were recorded and edited using Camtasia, Click on one or the other of the images below to view the talks: