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Wasko-DeVetter, L.

Lisa Wasko-DeVetter

Beat the Heat: Protecting Northern Highbush Blueberry from Extreme Heat

Format: Peer-Reviewed Extension Publication
Excerpt: A guide to understanding blueberry heat damage, future heat stress risks, and effective strategies to protect flowers and fruit.
Citation: DeVetter, L.W., S. Savalkar, B. Singh, M. Evalt, P. Rojas-Barros, and D.R. Bryla. 2025. Beat the heat: Protecting northern highbush blueberry from extreme heat. WSU Extension FactSheet FS40E.
Year Published: 2025
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Evaluating the Impacts of Border Vegetation Patterns on Multifunctional Biodiversity and Crop Production in Washington Blueberry

Herbaceous flowering or woody plant borders are controversial in commercial blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) production. Border vegetation has the potential to increase populations of native pollinators and beneficial insects and birds that feed on key blueberry pests, such as spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii; SWD); however, they may also draw pollinators away from the crop, serve […]

Determining the Effect of Biodegradable and Living Mulches on Annual Weeds and and Growth of Newly-planted Blueberry

In a newly planted blueberry trial, ‘Draper’ plants were transplanted from 1-gal pots into the field in March 2015.  Greenhouse-grown living mulch plants, creeping buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis L.) and sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.), were transplanted to a density of 1 plant/ft2 at the same time as blueberry.  Other plots were treated with 5 […]