Blueberry leaves gone missing!

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Blueberry leaves gone missing!
« on: June 23, 2019, 09:00 »
I have a few blueberry bushes. They all have fruit developing. But one has leaves that are completely disappearing. The branches are completely stripped. Not a sign of the leaves anywhere. What’s happening? Any ideas? Have checked for caterpillars and can’t see any.

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Re: Blueberry leaves gone missing!
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2019, 21:44 »
Have to say that unless the plant was diseased and the leaves fell off to the ground, then a caterpillar of some sort is most likely.  I can't remember whether blueberries get a type of sawfly?
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Blueberry leaves gone missing!
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2019, 10:18 »
Hard to think of an explanation given that it's only one bush affected - is it possible that the affected plant has received less water than the others and has shed its leaves as a result? (The 'evidence' could have blown away given the breezy weather.)

Vine weevils are a possibility, especially if container grown - might be worth scraping away some of the soil or compost to see if something is attacking the roots.
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