COLUMBIA FALLS — Simeon Allen, vice-chair of the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and co-owner of the family farm WR Allen’s, Inc., donated antique canning equipment to the Wild Blueberry
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A natural control for an invasive fly that has plagued soft-fruit crops like Maine’s wild blueberries is being tested by scientists at the University of Maine. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) infest healthy, ripening fruit with their eggs and larvae, impacting their marketability. Without control measures, the flies can destroy nearly 80% of late-season berry crops. […]