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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting post. The spotted wing drosophilia (Asian fruit fly) has been devastating to organic blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries in our region (NC). Knowing that elderberries are also a host for this invasive insect I have been asking all the herbalists I know who make elderberry syrup if they have encountered it. So far I have talked to six herbalists in North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia and none of them has noticed a problem. Matter of fact, I just keep hearing that it was a banner year for elderberries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for posting the pictures. I will share those.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We do have researchers working on this problem. So far they are having more success controlling it in conventional plantings than organic and no one is really talking about wild fruit population control yet. Did hear someone mention possible release of another insect for control, but don’t know where that is at.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeanine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeanine M. Davis, Ph.D.</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate Professor and Extension Specialist</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Email:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <a href="Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu%20">Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Websites:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://ncherb.org/">http://ncherb.org</a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://ncspecialtycrops.org/">http://ncspecialtycrops.org</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://ncorganic.org/">http://ncorganic.org</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Blog:</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://ncalternativecropsandorganics.blogspot.com/">http://ncalternativecropsandorganics.blogspot.com<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Twitter:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://twitter.com/JeanineNCSU">http://twitter.com/JeanineNCSU</a> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Facebook:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeanine-Davis/1442912228"> http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeanine-Davis/1442912228</a> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Address:</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mtn. Hort. Crops Research & Extension Center</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>455 Research Drive,</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mills River, NC 28759</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Phone:</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> 828-684-3562 </span><b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'> FAX:</span></b><b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>828-684-8715</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> MPWG [mailto:mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>marguerite uhlmann-bower<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 09, 2013 7:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> marguerite uhlmann-bower<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MPWG] Elder Flower / Berry Inquiry<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>So this is what seems to be happening this year. Bob B.? Janet A.? <br><br>Asian fruit fly infestation on not only Elder but other fleshy fruits. See below info. <br><br> <br><a href="http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/2013/09/elderberry-disaster-of-2013.html">http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/2013/09/elderberry-disaster-of-2013.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.lohud.com/article/20130906/LIFESTYLE01/309060046/">http://www.lohud.com/article/20130906/LIFESTYLE01/309060046/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/invasives_exotics/swd/swd.asp#mgmt">http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/invasives_exotics/swd/swd.asp#mgmt</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:03 AM, marguerite uhlmann-bower <<a href="mailto:3moonsisters@gmail.com" target="_blank">3moonsisters@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Greetings,<br><br>Thank you (ahead of time) for any of your (detailed) thoughts on our Elder Flower & Berry population. <br>Note: some of you are spread thru out the U.S. so please tell me your location. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>My Inquiry is this: <br>Have you seen any changes in Elder's presentation of flowering to berrying to ripening to berry. If you have, how so (over the years).<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Curious in Delaware of upstate New York, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Marguerite <br><span style='color:#888888'><br><span class=hoenzb> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#888888'><br><br>The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. - Carl Jung<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower <br>Registered Nurse, Herbal Educator, Wild Foods Forager<br>Herbal Educational Services</span><span style='color:#888888'><br>Weeds, Leaves, Seeds & Shoots : Balance Your Budget – Steward the Land ™<br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#888888'>226 Kelso Rd. / Sanders Lane <br>East Meredith, (Upstate) NY 13757<br></span><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="tel:%28607%29%20278-9635" target="_blank">(607) 278-9635</a></span></u><span style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#888888'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. - Carl Jung<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower <br>Registered Nurse, Herbal Educator, Wild Foods Forager<br>Herbal Educational Services</span><br>Weeds, Leaves, Seeds & Shoots : Balance Your Budget – Steward the Land ™<br><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>226 Kelso Rd. / Sanders Lane <br>East Meredith, (Upstate) NY 13757<br><u><span style='color:blue'>(607) 278-9635</span></u></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>