April 19th, 2013
The Monilinia Blight line is brought to you by the Wild
Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia and Perennia, along with
Delbridge Disease Management.
Fruit buds aren't able to be infected until they reach the
F2 stage and when there is a wet period long enough to allow for an infection
period. Refer to this factsheet to as a resource http://nsac.ca/wildblue/facts/disease/monilini.asp
I have received reports
from several parts of the Province, but fruit bud development is still
slow
Annapolis county - 0% F2
Sable River - 6% F2
Queens - 16% F2
(no cup development)
Glenmore - 0% F2
Tatamagouche area - 0%
F2
It is important to know that temperatures are forecasted to rise over
the next few days. Many growers should start looking at their fields to see if
your fruit buds are starting to develop.
Risk for infection is very low at this point.
No other areas in the province
are reporting yet.
The next blightline update will be Tuesday, April 22nd
in the late afternoon.
