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.
2024 → 2021
2023
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Cold Temperatures overnight from May 29 to 30th
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Cold Temperatures overnight from May 22 to May 23, 2023
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Cold temperatures in Midcoast and some Downeast fields overnight from May 17 to 18, 2023
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Possible Monilinia infection periods from April 25 to April 27
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Possible Monilinia infection periods from April 23 to April 25, 2023
2022
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Possible Monilinia infection periods from April 23 to April 25, 2023
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Possible Monilinia infection period in southern fields April 22 to April 23
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Possible Monilinia infection this weekend in early fields, April 21, 2023
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Mummy berry season will be starting soon April 18, 2023
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Cold temperatures during night from May 24th to May 25, 2022
2021
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Botrytis risk May 20th to 24th and cold temperatures May 24th
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Time to look for symptoms of Mummy berry and Botrytis flower blight
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Possible Monilinia infection and cold temperatures in some fields May 12 to 14th
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Monilinia infection periods of May 10th to May 11th
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Monilinia infection periods in all weather station fields May 5 to 6th