Smart speaks with BDN about powdery mildew

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 25, 2020 Cooperative Extension, UMaine in the News

Alicyn Smart, assistant professor and plant pathologist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about powdery mildew. According to the article, powdery mildew can afflict gourds and various plants found in gardens. It interferes with photosynthesis, causing leaves to yellow or die back; and can reduce sugars in fruits and affect their taste. “It looked like somebody walked into your garden with a dough boy and dropped it on your plant,” Smart said. “Typically we see it on the topside of the leaf but we can also see it on the stem of plants as well as in some cases fruit.”