Drummond, Yarborough quoted in Maine magazine article on blueberries
Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, and David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with UMaine Extension and professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, were quoted in a Maine magazine article about the wild Maine blueberry industry. In the article, Drummond and Yarborough — who are referred to as the state’s two most prominent blueberry experts — speak about the history of the wild blueberry in Maine, how the industry began to thrive and the challenges blueberry growers face today. According to Drummond, Maine’s wild blueberries “are 100-percent reliant on bee pollination,” which is a concern because “honeybees are in crisis.”