{"id":27713,"date":"2025-05-30T10:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?p=27713"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:57:47","slug":"wild-blueberry-newsletter-early-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/2025\/05\/30\/wild-blueberry-newsletter-early-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Blueberry Newsletter, Early March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_82ffe0-6d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_82ffe0-6d .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-27713_82ffe0-6d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"silouhetted knock-out image of a bunch of blueberries and leaves\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-27642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries-105x104.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/Wild-Blueberry-Newsletter-blueberries.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Wild Blueberry Newsletter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_f4b80d-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_f4b80d-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-27713_f4b80d-fa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_f33e46-3a .kt-block-spacer{height:6px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_f33e46-3a .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-27713_f33e46-3a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Early March 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_9453b7-9f .kt-block-spacer{height:6px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_9453b7-9f .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-27713_9453b7-9f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phenology Report<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"A wild blueberry field in full sun with a coniferous forest in the distance.\" class=\"wp-image-27615\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed.jpg 640w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/unnamed-423x317.jpg 423w, 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img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_b00fa3-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_b00fa3-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading27713_b00fa3-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_b00fa3-6b\">Jordan Parks visited our four overwintering weather stations and reports back that as of February 26<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;sites from Warren to Whiting were covered in snow. Snow cover insulates this year\u2019s buds protecting them from harsh winter winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NOAA Climate Outlook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The April, May and June weather outlook provided by NOAA can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=82008d5db6&amp;e=dd2ab4b9e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. They predict temperatures to be leaning higher than normal and precipitation to have equal chances of being high or low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powdery Mildew Notice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By Dr. Seanna Annis<br>There are reports in the news of a \u201cnew\u201d powdery mildew fungus (<em>Erysiphe vaccinii<\/em>) that is attacking blueberries around the world.&nbsp; The major interest in this fungus is because it has spread to countries that have recently started planting cultivated blueberries, such as China, Morocco, Peru, and Mexico, and the disease is causing an increase in their production costs due to the use of fungicides to control this disease.&nbsp; This \u201cnew\u201d powdery mildew probably originated from the Northeast since it is very similar to types found in our fields and Massachusetts.&nbsp; The fungus spread from North America to new locations probably through infected plants. The same fungus occurs in North Carolina\u2019s blueberry breeding facility that occurs in other countries.<br>&nbsp;<br>Powdery mildew has been a minor pathogen in wild blueberries in Maine. Powdery mildews can weaken plants, but not kill them, and decrease yields by using sugars the plant produces that the plant could be using to make fruit.&nbsp; This fungus is found in almost all fields in Maine but seems to cause very little damage to the plant. Wild blueberry fields have more tolerance to infection by powdery mildew than most rabbiteye and highbush blueberry varieties.&nbsp; Most cultivated blueberries are breed for yield characteristics and rarely for disease resistance and are typically planted with only one or few varieties in a field. If a cultivated blueberry variety is susceptible to the fungus, it can spread rapidly and affect many plants or all of the plants in a field.&nbsp; Wild blueberries are resistant to powdery mildew damage because of their high genetic diversity and therefore they have a large diversity in susceptibility and resistance, so while one clone may be badly infected most around it will have a different level of resistance.&nbsp; Another factor is that powdery mildew evolved with blueberries in the Northeast and so our lowbush blueberries have evolved more resistance to this disease. Questions? Reach out to Seanna at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sannis@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sannis@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your input needed on Spotted Wing Drosophila!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of a national team of entomologists studying the management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), we are reaching out with a request for assistance to help understand the current impacts of SWD on your farm and how these impacts may have changed in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are willing to share insights from your farm, farms you manage, or growers you work with, please complete this short survey, which will take about 15 minutes or less: <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=c6fd372474&amp;e=dd2ab4b9e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">complete the survey here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How will this information be used? This information will be used to develop new research goals as part of a USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative proposal under development. It will also be compared to information collected in similar surveys in 2013 and 2014 to help us understand where challenges still exist for SWD management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Brunswick Maritime Blueberry Conference<\/strong><br>Date: April 11&amp;12, 2025<br>Location: Delta Holel, 750 rue Main Street, Moncton, New Brunswick<br>Contact: Noelle LeBrun at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:n.lebrun@bellaliant.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n.lebrun@bellaliant.net<\/a>&nbsp;with questions<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=758d8b8bb1d6f4308a5141934&amp;id=3766f1ae43&amp;e=dd2ab4b9e5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration Form<\/a><br><br><strong>Maine Spring Wild Blueberry Field Days<\/strong><br>May Sprayer Calibration and IPM Field Day Dates Coming Soon<br><br><strong>Maine Blueberry Hill Farm Field Day&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Date: June 26, 2025<br>Location: Blueberry Hill Farm, 1643 US Rt-1, Jonesboro, ME<br><br><strong>Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry Feld Day<\/strong><br>Date: July 16, 2025<br>Location: Truro, NS area TBD<br><br><strong>Quebec Wild Blueberry Field Day&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Date: Week of July 14<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;TBD<br>Location: Normandin, QC area TBD<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Lily Calderwood's Signature\" class=\"wp-image-27672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/image.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/image-300x62.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/image-105x22.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/05\/image-317x65.jpeg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,380px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Lily Calderwood<br>Extension Wild Blueberry Specialist<br>Associate Professor of Horticulture<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_8dacf6-8c .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-27713_8dacf6-8c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-27713_8dacf6-8c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading27713_ad099f-6b\"><em>In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. 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