PPT-US/CANADA BLUEBERRY FRUIT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FLORIDA GROWERS

An Alternative to Fumigation and Phytosanitary Certification for Blueberry Fruit shipped to Canada 2018 Objectives of the Program Facilitate the movement of fresh blueberries from areas regulated for blueberry maggot to nonregulated areas. citrulli Aac Aac can be introduced into cucurbit fields through a variety of sources including contaminated seed infected transplants or by natural spread from alternate hosts such as wild cucurbits eg citron bur gherkin etc or volunteer watermelons Developing and Sustaining an Industry. D. Scott NeSmith. Dept. of Horticulture. Univ. of Georgia. Griffin, GA. UGA Blueberry Breeding Program Has Rich History. Program got small start in 1930’s. Dr. W. Thomas . bushes grow to. six . feet tall. .. A single . blueberry. bush . can produce as many as 6,000 blueberries a year.. Blueberry. bushes. . can . produce . fruit. for . 30 . years. or . more.. Blueberry. Chilli. . T. hrips. and Other . K. ey . P. ests. Oscar E. . Liburd. Professor of Fruit & Veg Ent.. University of Florida . Chilli thrips . Scirtothrips dorsalis . distribution. Native to southeast Asia and India . Summer Meeting. August 20, 2013. Montreal, QC. Agenda. Plant Health and Regulatory Updates. Business Risk Management. Nursery Certification. IPM / Minor Use Updates. Export Market Development. Research Updates. 17, 3º. 21001 Huelva . España. ONUBAFRUIT – History. In 2004 seven of Spain’s largest soft fruit growers had a bold vision to combine their efforts to create a company to more effectively market their fruit in European markets: Onubafruit was created.. bushes grow to. six . feet tall. .. A single . blueberry. bush . can produce as many as 6,000 blueberries a year.. Blueberry. bushes. . can . produce . fruit. for . 30 . years. or . more.. Blueberry. Pest of thin-skinned fruit . Found throughout the eastern states to North Dakota. Can attack sound fruit before they fully ripen. What makes this fruit fly different is the females ovipositor (egg layer), it has teeth to penetrate the skin of fruit. James W. Olmstead |. . Associate Professor . . Horticultural Sciences Department. UF Cultivar Release. Must adhere to current UF-IFAS standards.. Must be approved for release by the Cultivar Release Advisory Committee and the IFAS Cultivar Release Committee.. Eleanor Phillips. Sandra Allan . Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman. Olives…in Florida?. Grown in Florida for 100+ years as ornamentals, small plantings. 80-90% Arbequina cultivar . Primarily oil . 2017 = ~. Bill Cline, Entomology and Plant Pathology . North Carolina State University. Horticultural Crops Research Station, Castle Hayne. Most home garden blueberry problems are not caused by pathogens. Poor location (shade, drainage, soil type). Bill Cline, Entomology and Plant Pathology . North Carolina State University. Commercial blueberry acreage in North Carolina by County, 2015. Total 9,756 acres. County . Acres. Bladen . 5,859. Pender . ’. s on the table?. Turkey and stuffing. Squash. Green beans. Mashed potatoes. Cranberry sauce. Apple, blueberry, and pumpkin pie. Apple. (Malus domestica). Rosaceae. Kazakhstan. Apples are native to the Caucasus Mountains of western Asia …. Highbush blueberries grow on bushes that are typically 6 feet tall. Peak season for blueberries in North America is from April through October. Each blossom on a blueberry bush becomes one blueberry - first hard and green, then reddish-purple, and finally blue, sweet, and ready to eat!.