Wild Blueberry Fact Sheets

Production | Bees | Insects | Weeds | Disease | Management | Misc | Crop Statistics | Home Garden

Below is a list of wild blueberry fact sheets listed by their Bulletin number and their University of Maine Cooperative Extension ordering number.  The Wild Blueberry Growers Guide is the basis for "Best Management Practices for Wild Blueberry Production in Maine", Fact Sheet No. 251.  PDF  HTML

Please note: The "Wild Blueberry Growers Guide" is no longer available in print. Each blueberry fact sheet has been created in both HTML and PDF format for easy printing, but you will need Adobe Reader to view the PDFs (click here to download a free copy of Adobe Reader). These fact sheets contain the most current, up-to-date information. You may also ordered them for a minimal fee through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's publications office.

Production	Bulletin#	Extension#
Wild Blueberry Culture in Maine (1998)   PDF  HTML	220	2088
Filling Bare Spots in Blueberry Fields (1990)   PDF  HTML	221	2057
Mulching to Improve Plant Cover (1990)   PDF  HTML	228	2239
Pruning Lowbush Blueberry Fields (1988)   PDF  HTML	229	2168
Wild Blueberry Nutrition Series! Leaf and Soil Sampling Procedures (revised 2004)   PDF  HTML	222	2092
Wild Blueberry Plant Tissue Bag Instructions    PDF   HTML
Lowbush Blueberry Nutrition Series! N-P-K (1987)   PDF   HTML	223	2093
Lowbush  Blueberry Nutrition Series! Fertilizing with Nitrogen and Phosphorus (1993)   PDF  HTML	225	2094
Progress Towards the Development of a Mechanical Harvester for Wild Blueberries (2001)  PDF   HTML	226	2236
Sources of Lowbush Blueberry Plants (revised 2007)   PDF  HTML	227	2256
Integrated Crop Management Field Scouting Guide for Lowbush Blueberries (revised 2001)   PDF  HTML  (See Worksheets) Blueberry ICM  Pest Management   PDF  HTML Blueberry ICM  Field Management Practices   PDF  HTML Blueberry  ICM  Fruit Fly Monitoring   PDF  HTML Blueberry ICM  Pollination Practices  PDF  HTML	204	2275
Flower Primordia Development Stage with Temperature Tolerance (2002)   PDF  HTML	216	2003
Minimizing Off-Target Deposition of Pesticide Applications (2002)   PDF  HTML	303	2182
Agrichemical and Fertilizer Suppliers in Maine  PDF   HTML
Sources of Rakes and Harvesters   PDF  HTML
Bees
Commercial Pollinators (revised 2007)   PDF  HTML	224	2040
Honey Bees and Blueberry Pollination (revised 2002)   PDF  HTML	629	2079
How to Manage Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees for Wild Blueberry Pollination (revised 2007)   PDF  HTML	300	2413
Commercial Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) Management for Wild Blueberry Pollination (2002)   PDF  HTML	302	2421
Field Conservation Management of Native Leafcutting and Mason Osmia Bees (2002)   PDF  HTML	301	2420
Wild Bee Conservation for Wild Blueberry Fields   PDF  HTML	630	2111
Farming for Bees: Guidelines for Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms  HTML
back to top
Insects
Insect Control Guide for Wild Blueberries (revised 2008)   PDF  HTML	209	2001
Monitoring for the Blueberry Maggot Fly (revised 2001)   PDF  HTML	201	5030
Source for Phercon AM Baited Trap   HTML
Red-Striped Fireworm (1994)  PDF  HTML	205	2284
Blueberry Flea Beetle (revised 1995 from Blueberry Insects 2)   PDF  HTML	200	2372
Grasshopper (revised 1995 from Blueberry Insects 1)  PDF  HTML	198	2368
Blueberry Leaf Beetle (revised 1995 from Blueberry Insects 2)   PDF  HTML	203	2369
Blueberry Sawfly (1994)   PDF  HTML	206	2285
Blueberry Spanworm (revised 1995)   PDF  HTML	197	2371
Strawberry Rootworm (revised 1996 from Blueberry Insects 1)   PDF  HTML	199	2370
Blueberry Thrips (revised 1995 from Blueberry Insects 2)   PDF  HTML	202	2373
Beneficial Insect Series 1: The Allegheny Mound Ant (2008)  PDF  HTML	195	2005
Intrepid 2F Insecticide Label  PDF
back to top
Weeds
Weed Management in Wild Blueberry Fields (revised 1996) PDF  HTML	236	2193
Weed Control Guide for Wild Blueberries (revised 2008)   PDF  HTML Callisto Supplemental Label PDF Callisto Federal Label PDF	239	2025
Hexazinone for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries (revised 2008)   PDF  HTML Velpar L and Velpar DF Labels	238	2191
Hexazinone Best Management System for Wild Blueberry Fields (2008)   PDF   HTML	250	2276
Glyphosate for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries (revised 2004)   PDF   HTML	237	2176
Postemergence Grass Control for Wild Blueberries (1996)   PDF   HTML	235	2148
Weeds 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Weeds 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 (revised 2002)  9 (2003)  PDFs	241-249	2495
Calibration of Granular Applicators for Herbicide Impregnated Fertilizer Applications (revised 2008)   PDF  HTML	234	2434
back to top
Disease
Disease Control Guide for Wild Blueberries (revised 2008)   PDF  HTML	219	2000
Indar 75WSP Label Orbit Fungicide Label
Blueberry Diseases 1 (1987)  PDF  HTML	211	2015
The Influence of Pruning Methods on Disease and Insect Control (1990) PDF  HTML	218	2238
A Method to Control Monilinia Blight (1998)  PDF  HTML	217	2255
Botrytis Blight Control for Wild Blueberries (2007) PDF  HTML	212	2027
Forecasting Mummyberry Fungus Infection PDF
back to top
Cultural Management
Cultural Management for Weeds in Wild Blueberries  PDF HTML	252
Cultural Management for Insects and Diseases in Wild Blueberries (revised 2004)  PDF   HTML	253
Cultural Management pH   PDF  HTML	254
back to top
Marketing and Business Management
Blueberry Enterprise Budget (2001)   PDF  HTML    Budget Worksheet	260	2016
back to top
Miscellaneous
Assuring Product Quality Through Handling Practices (1990)   PDF  HTML	290	2237
back to top
Crop Statistics
Wild Blueberry Crop Statistics from 1924 to 2007  PDF  HTML
Wild Blueberry Acres by Counties  PDF  HTML
back to top
Home Garden Lowbush Blueberries
Growing Lowbush Blueberries from Seed  PDF   HTML
Home Garden Lowbush Blueberry Planting Guide  PDF   HTML
Sources of Lowbush Blueberry Plants (revised 2007)   PDF  HTML
Blueberries for Home Landscapes   HTML
Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden   HTML
Growing Highbush Blueberries   PDF