Look Like a Rose hip!!! Must be a bug ? On the Blueberry bushes.
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Sorry I can't get a picture! End of Season-- just noticed what looks like a big fat swelled rosehip on Blueberry plants. I think it is a leaf curled under and closed up -- big + fat- with orange/red blush color. I've had blueberry for 15 years NEVER seen this! Then noticed more of this on additional branches and on additional plants, though smaller in size. My first response is to prune this stuff out. But I don't know if it's a beneficial [or harmless] or some nasty bug infestation or other creepy problem. Has anyone ever experienced this?
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by: Rob Mahler
(1 point)
Posted: September 3, 2016
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I'm not sure I can exactly imagine what you are seeing, but I did come across discussion about scales on blueberries, which kind of sounds like what you might be describing?
Does this match what you are seeing?
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/...
Does this match what you are seeing?
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/...
Posted
by: Sheena Sidhu
(19 points)
Posted: September 12, 2016
Rob Mahler commented,
Thank you for the article Sheena, very interesting. I think it could be this issue, although the 'ovisac's were at the base of terminal leaf clusters, not exactly on the bark as pictured in the article. [I wish I had a working camera]. Meantime, I just pruned all bushes aggressively and black bagged the brush. The plants were under stress this year with drought on the East Coast. Do you think my usual spray [Dr Bronner's Pepermint soap and Neem oil] is appropriate for these fellows if I see anyone creeping about? Thanks again for your reply. over 7 years ago.
Thank you for the article Sheena, very interesting. I think it could be this issue, although the 'ovisac's were at the base of terminal leaf clusters, not exactly on the bark as pictured in the article. [I wish I had a working camera]. Meantime, I just pruned all bushes aggressively and black bagged the brush. The plants were under stress this year with drought on the East Coast. Do you think my usual spray [Dr Bronner's Pepermint soap and Neem oil] is appropriate for these fellows if I see anyone creeping about? Thanks again for your reply. over 7 years ago.
Sheena Sidhu commented,
Hi Rob, sounds like you are doing the right thing with pruning followed by spraying. Hopefully this will get your blueberry bush in a good spot (health-wise) to get through the winter for next year. over 7 years ago.
Hi Rob, sounds like you are doing the right thing with pruning followed by spraying. Hopefully this will get your blueberry bush in a good spot (health-wise) to get through the winter for next year. over 7 years ago.
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