{"id":17901,"date":"2019-10-17T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T18:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=17901"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:24:00","slug":"grower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/grower\/","title":{"rendered":"Grower Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Pest Identification and Management<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id17901_f713b7-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id17901_f713b7-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id17901_f713b7-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id17901_f713b7-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/Botrytis-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Botrytis cover blueberry plant post bloom\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-18566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/Botrytis-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/Botrytis-2-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_55c966-aa{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns17901_55c966-aa .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_55c966-aa, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_55c966-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_55c966-aa, .site .entry-content 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srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/Blueberry-Rake-with-berries-e1580151456615-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/Blueberry-Rake-with-berries-e1580151456615-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_3f5249-24{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns17901_3f5249-24 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_3f5249-24, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_3f5249-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_3f5249-24, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_3f5249-24{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 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#79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;margin-bottom:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn17901_385037-0f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn17901_385037-0f.kb-button:focus{color:#ffffff;background:#082e58;border-top-color:#082e58;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#082e58;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#082e58;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#082e58;border-left-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn17901_385037-0f.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #79bde8;border-right:2px solid #79bde8;border-bottom:2px solid #79bde8;border-left:2px solid #79bde8;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn17901_385037-0f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn 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767px){.kadence-column17901_12a30d-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17901_12a30d-00\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image17901_ff5f45-15 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image17901_ff5f45-15 img.kb-img, .kb-image17901_ff5f45-15 .kb-img img{-webkit-mask-image:url(https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/plugins\/kadence-blocks\/includes\/assets\/images\/masks\/circle.svg);mask-image:url(https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/plugins\/kadence-blocks\/includes\/assets\/images\/masks\/circle.svg);-webkit-mask-size:auto;mask-size:auto;-webkit-mask-repeat:no-repeat;mask-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-mask-position:center;mask-position:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image17901_ff5f45-15\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/factsheets\/quality\/wild-blueberry-concentrations-antioxidants-vitamins-and-minerals\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/bb-powder_Theresa7132-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Blueberry Powder, photo by Theresa Gaffney\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-18615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/bb-powder_Theresa7132-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/bb-powder_Theresa7132-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/bb-powder_Theresa7132-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/bb-powder_Theresa7132-317x317.jpg 317w, 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height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/3-blueberry-stems-on-wite-paper-with-green-buds-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"3 blueberry stems on wite paper with green buds\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-18733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/3-blueberry-stems-on-wite-paper-with-green-buds-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/3-blueberry-stems-on-wite-paper-with-green-buds-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/3-blueberry-stems-on-wite-paper-with-green-buds-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/01\/3-blueberry-stems-on-wite-paper-with-green-buds-317x423.jpg 317w, 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development as the season progresses. Wild blueberry develops based on both temperature and day length.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning in 2020, our team set up 10 sites across the wild blueberry growing region of Maine to monitor plant growth. We update this phenology tracking weekly after visiting each site where six plants are monitored for an average growth stage report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updated Weekly:<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_f240e4-97{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns17901_f240e4-97 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_f240e4-97, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_f240e4-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_f240e4-97, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_f240e4-97{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_f240e4-97{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_f240e4-97, .site .entry-content 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srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-105x102.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-317x307.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-423x410.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-634x615.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/01\/andrenid-on-willow-opt.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the process of using multiple strategies to manage insect, disease, and weed pest populations at sustainable levels for the long term.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As farmers and land managers, it is not our goal to eliminate all pests in agricultural fields with control, but to manage pest populations to economical and market driven levels of tolerance. By using IPM we provide living habitats for soil organisms, pollinators, and wildlife while still producing high quality wild blueberries. Following the IPM process, cultural and mechanical methods of pest management are explored first and chemical management is used as a last resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Photo: Digger bee on willow (Salix sp.) \u2013 Frank Drummond.)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_09069f-f3{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns17901_09069f-f3 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_09069f-f3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_09069f-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_09069f-f3, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_09069f-f3{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns17901_09069f-f3{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns17901_09069f-f3, .site .entry-content 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Penobscot homeland is connected to the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations \u2014 the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi\u2019kmaq \u2014 through kinship, alliances and diplomacy. The University also recognizes that the Penobscot Nation and the other Wabanaki Tribal Nations are distinct, sovereign, legal and political entities with their own powers of self-governance and self-determination. The Wild Blueberry Cooperative Extension and Research team recognizes that the ongoing cultivation of wild blueberry in Maine is based on the knowledge and experience gained by generations of Passamaquoddy, Mi\u2019kmaq, Maliseet, and Penobscot communities; these communities continue to cultivate and celebrate wild blueberry today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pest Identification and Management Fact Sheets In wild blueberry production, phenology describes the stages of plant development as the season progresses. Wild blueberry develops based on both temperature and day length. 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