5.14.18 Mummy Berry Infection period, May 14 to May 15

Midcoast Region

Cups are probably dying off.  If you have a late field, you may have experienced an infection period.

Downeast

Infection periods occurred in most areas last night and we are likely to have another today.

Please let me know if you still have cups. You can email me, Seanna Annis, at sannis@maine.edu or call me at the blueberry hotline 1.800.897.0757.

Location
Start of infection period on Monday 14
(Ended on May 15)
Waldoboro 7:50 p.m.
West Rockport 6:20 p.m.
Hope 8:50 p.m.
Searsport 8:00 p.m.
Monteville 7:30 p.m.
Aurora 9:00 p.m.
N. Ellsworth 6:40 p.m.
Sedgwick not working
Eastbrook 8:00 p.m.
Deblois No, too short
Montegail 7:10 p.m.
Jonesboro 11:15 p.m., close to long enough
Whiting/E. Machias May 15, 12:10 a.m.
Cooper 7:00 p.m.
Crawford 7:50 p.m.

If you applied fungicide about seven days before the start of this infection period, your plants were protected during this infection period.

If you have not applied a fungicide and want to apply a fungicide with some kickback activity, you have approximately 72 hours from the start of the infection period to do so.