Scarring and/or Tunneling of Blueberry Plant Stems by Insects
| | Adult blueberry stem borer. Photo by Jim Baker, North Carolina State University. |
| | | Adult thrips have two pairs (four) of wings that are "fringed" with hairs. Photo courtesy of Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University Entomology. |
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Blueberry stem borers and thrips are two insects that can damage blueberry plants by scarring and/or tunneling through the stems. Click on the links below to learn more.
Blueberry stem borers are slender, elongated beetles with light brown or yellowish bodies. At first, the larvae tunnel upward within the cane, then reverse direction and burrow toward the crown of the plant.
Thrips are small, narrow insects with "fringe wings." Damages they can cause blueberry bushes include shoot stunting, leaf deformation, shortened internodes and stem scarring.
More information about blueberries can be found at eXtension.
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| Last Updated: 5/23/2012 12:13:32 PM |
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