Week of June 5, 2017

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DEBLOIS, MAINE -- 06/01/2017 -- University of Maine students Jade Christensen, left, and Alex Chandler, right, check blueberry plants for mummy berry as Judy Collins, assistant scientist for the University of Maine School of Biology and Ecology records the findings.
UMaine researchers are conducting a study on mummy berry, a fungal blueberry disease, that can reduce yields by a significant amount. The disease is spread via pollinators such as bees, but researchers are trying to find out why native bees spread significantly less mummy berry disease than imported honeybees.
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