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The Wild Blueberry Blog
The Wild Blueberry Blog features up-to-date information on conditions in this year’s wild blueberry fields in Maine. Dr. Seanna Annis provides reports on identifying and managing common and emerging wild blueberry diseases. This information helps to prevent yield loss in Maine’s wild blueberries. To listen to the disease reports, please call the Wild Blueberry Hotline: 1.800.897.0757 (in Maine), option 3.
For questions about wild blueberry plant pathology, contact Dr. Annis at sannis@maine.edu or phone the Wild Blueberry Hotline: 1.800.897.0757 (in Maine), option 3.
2026
- Cold temperatures early morning of May 23rd
- Cold temperatures early May 22nd; Forecast for possible freezing temperatures tonight
- Mummy berry season is probably done
- Monilinia infection period May 13th to May 14th / check for Botrytis blossom blight
- Monilinia infection May 10, and mummy berry cups still active May 12
- Monilinia infection May 9th to 10th
- Monilinia infection May 6 to 7, cups still around
- Monilinia infection May 2nd to 3rd
- Monilinia infection periods April 29 to May 3
- Blueberry and fungal development will speed up starting Saturday

