Crop Profile for Lowbush Blueberry in Canada – 2020 (47 pages) Synopsis

The Crop Profile for Lowbush Blueberry, 2020 provides an overview of the production and pest management practices for the crop in Canada. Information is provided on abiotic factors affecting its growth. The biology of key disease, insect and mite and weed problems is presented as well as cultural and chemical methods of control.

Grower issues/gaps in pest management, identified through stakeholder consultations are described in each of the three main sections (disease, insect and mite and weed) and under each pest description. Key resource personnel, including provincial extension specialists and research scientists are listed in the resources section at the end of the profile. Links are also provided to national and provincial grower organizations and provincial ministry of agriculture websites, sources of additional information on lowbush blueberry production.

Limited crop production and market statistics are provided in the profile to give context to the economic importance of the commodity. For more detailed statistics pertaining to the crop, the reader is referred to Statistics Canada.

Information on pest issues and management practices is provided for information purposes only. For detailed information on growing lowbush blueberry, the reader is referred to provincial crop production guides and provincial ministry websites listed in the Resources Section at the end of the profile. For guidance about crop protection products registered for pests on lowbush blueberry, the reader is referred to provincial crop production guides and Health Canada’s Pesticide label database.

The Crop Profile for Lowbush Blueberry in Canada, 2020 (full report) is available from Government of Canada Publications.