Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries

There were infection periods across blueberry growing regions in Midcoast and Downeast overnight.  Most growers with mummy berry plots in these regions have reported cups in their fields.   Many have reported their plants are at 30 to 40% F2, but some fields were not at that stage yet.  Please check your plants. If you have […]

Midcoast I have reports of Monilinia apothecia (cups) in Waldoboro, Liberty, Appleton and Searsport.  Plants are reported to be in many fields at 40% F2 or more. Downeast- Hancock and Washington county I have reports of apothecia in Ellsworth, Jonesboro, Whiting and Crawford.   Plants are more variable with buds at BBHF in Jonesboro at […]

Midcoast area Monilinia cups (apothecia) have been reported in Waldoboro, and Appleton areas. There have been conditions for an infection period from Friday April 26th to Saturday April 27th with this wet weather continuing today.  Whether an infection period occurred in your field will be determined by the stage of your plants.  If they are […]

There has been a possible infection period overnight starting at April 25, 2019 at 7:50pm in the Waldoboro area.   Some cups were reported in this area.  Whether there is infection in nearby fields will be determined by the stage of the plants.  Please check your plants.  If they are at 30 to 40% F2 or […]

The last reports I had of new cups and pinheads was last Tuesday in Whiting/East Machias and most places reported no new pinheads or drying up cups later in the week through the barrens.  I think with the warm weather we have had after the weekend we are probably finished with mummy berry infection this […]

Washington County Cups are probably dried up in most areas, except in later fields.  If you have a late field, your field may have experienced an infection period overnight. Please see the table below. Please let me know if you still have cups. You can email me, Seanna Annis, at sannis@maine.edu or call me at […]

Midcoast Region: Knox, Waldo and York Counties All reports are the cups are dried up in this area. Hancock County North Ellsworth and Aurora did not have any cups.  There may still be cups in the  Franklin area.  If you have a late field, you may have experienced an infection period. Downeast Cups are drying […]

Midcoast Region Unless you have a really late field, the mummy berry cups are probably not active in your area.  If you have a late field, you may have experienced an infection period. Downeast Infection periods occurred in most areas from Tuesday to Wednesday (today).  Reports are cups are drying up in many areas but […]

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 […]

Midcoast Region On Friday we have reports that cups were dried up in Waldoboro, but still present in Hope and Appleton areas.  I suspect cups were active in areas over the weekend but are on their way out. There  were conditions in some fields for infection periods over the weekend.  Please see table below. Downeast […]