2022

Possible mummy berry infection in midcoast region April 19, 2022

Midcoast Plants were at approximately 20 to 30% depending upon the field, Waldoboro, Warren, Hope, and Searsport on Sunday April 17th. Monilinia cups producing infective spores were present in two fields that were checked on Monday and present in 4 out of 5 fields checked today.   The wet conditions on Tuesday  April 19th starting approximately […]

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Mummy berry report for April 15, 2022: possible infection in midcoast

Midcoast In early fields in Midcoast there may have been Monilinia infection over the past couple of days.  There were weather conditions for infection reported from weather stations in Waldoboro, Warren, Hope and Searsport  from the late afternoon (3pm to 5pm) of Wednesday April 15 to Friday April 15 morning. On April 13th, I had […]

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Possible Mummy berry infection in the next few days in Midcoast

From today, I have a report of approximately 30% of stems with F2 (susceptible) flower buds in Waldoboro and about 20% in Searsport fields. Other fields in Warren, West Rockport and Hope were lower with approximately 15% of F2 flower buds. Mummy berry plots had cups in Waldoboro and Searsport and West Rockport had pinheads […]

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Mummy berry season is starting early this year!

My field crew visited midcoast fields where we have mummy berry plots and weather stations.  The farthest along flower buds were at F2 and leaf buds were at V2.   Single pinheads were found in Waldoboro, West Rockport and Searsport fields.  No pinheads were found in mummy berry plots in Warren and Hope but I expect […]

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