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Fact Sheets

Cultural Practices

| Expectations for Cranberry Growth and Productivity Under Solar Panels (2019)
| Planting New Cranberry Beds: Recommendations and Management (2001)
| Reducing Costs in Cranberry Management (2014)
| Reducing Management Costs in Cranberry Production (2001)

Diseases

| Fruit Scars Caused by Viruses (2014)
| Phytophthora Root Rot (2000)
| Upright and Runner Dieback (2000)
| Vine Dieback (2014)

Fruit

| Frost Tolerances of Cranberry Fruit (2019)
| Frost Protection Guide (1998)
| Spring Frost Tolerance Pictures (2015)
| Spring Frost Tolerances for Cranberry Buds (2019)

Insects & Mites

| Black-headed Fireworm (2005)
| Confusing Spring Caterpillars in Cranberry (1999)
| Cranberry Black Bug in MA Cranberry (March 2023)
| Cranberry Soil Insects Scarab Beetles 2011
| Cranberry Weevil (1999)
| Distinguish Between Eastern Tent and Gypsy Moth Caterpillars (2015)
| Golden Casebearer (2022)
| Green Cranberry Spanworm in MA Cranberry (March 2023)
| Managing Cranberry Fruitworm (2011)
| Managing Sparganothis Fruitworm (2013)
| Pollination and Conserving Native Bee Habitat (2011)
| Red-headed Flea Beetle (2011)
| Scale Insects in MA Cranberry (2014)
| Southern Red Mite (1999)
| Vaccinium Scale in MA Cranberry (February 2023)
| Vine Dieback (2014)
| Winter Moth (2014)
| Winter Moth Basics for 2015 (2015)

Integrated Pest Management

| Calibrating Backpack Sprayers (2015)
| Collecting Plant, Insect and Soil Material for Identification and Diagnosis (2018)
| Pesticide Compatibility Results Chart (2012)
| Vine Dieback (2014)
| Weed Mapping as a Component of IPM in Cranberry Production (1995)

Water

| Construction, Installation, and Use of Water Level Floats (2000)
| Cranberry Irrigation Management (2004)
| Cranberry Water Use (2001)
| Use of Tile Drainage in MA Cranberry Production (2016)

Weeds

| Aquatic Weeds: Biology, Diversity, and Grower Assestment of Presence on Cranberry Farms (2021)
| Avoiding Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Cranberries (2015)
| Dewberries and Brambles (2001)
| Dodder (2001)
| Dodder: Biology and Management (2019)
| Flame Cultivation for Weed Control (videos)
| Japanese Knotweed 2022
| Moss: Biology, Diversity, and Yield Impacts on Cranberry (2019)
| Phragmites: ID, habitat, and management 2021
| Poverty Grass Biology and Management (2015)
| Weed Mapping as a Component of IPM in Cranberry Production (1995)
| Yellow Loosestrife: ID, habitat, and management 2021

Homeowners

download pdf A guide to planting small areas of cranberries around your house (2010)

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