Handley quoted in Press Herald ‘Maine Gardener’ column
David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, was quoted in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “On the winter moth and other dangers to your blueberry bushes,” the author cited a UMaine Extension list of recommended highbush blueberry varieties in its pamphlet on growing highbush blueberries. The author contacted Handley, who is based at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth and wrote the UMaine extension publication, to ask about the winter moth’s potential effect on blueberries. Handley said the winter moth is worrisome because it could spread throughout the state, beyond the coastal areas where it is already a problem, but he believes gardeners should be able to control it by spraying horticultural oil, the article states.