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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you see something, say something.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When the leaves of wineberry emerge this spring, be on the look out for damage to wineberry that is not happening to local native blackberries or raspberries. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Marc Imlay <ialm@erols.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 25, 2022 4:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Tancos, Matthew - ARS' <matthew.tancos@usda.gov>; 'Jil Swearingen' <jilswearingen@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> wineberry<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Have we found a pathogen that has a major impact on wineberry but not on our native blackberries or raspberries? Marc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=180 height=180 style='width:1.875in;height:1.875in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D82A64.B93D05F0" alt="Grey mould"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Symptoms<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Very common and widespread. Fuzzy or slimy grey mould may appear on young leaves. Buds, flowers and flower stalks may rot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tancos, Matthew - ARS <<a href="mailto:matthew.tancos@usda.gov">matthew.tancos@usda.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 14, 2022 12:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [External Email]Speak to the Maryland Native Plant Society on May 31?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hi Jil,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Since it would be in the evening, I will need to check my wife's work schedule (difficult that far in advance), but I should be able to give a virtual presentation on May 31st. How long of a talk? Hope all is well!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>best,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='color:#201F1E'>Matthew A. Tancos, PhD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>Research Plant Pathologist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>USDA Agricultural Research Service<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>1301 Ditto Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>Fort Detrick, MD 21702<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#201F1E'>Tel: 301-619-7386<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 6, 2022 10:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tancos, Matthew - ARS <<a href="mailto:matthew.tancos@usda.gov">matthew.tancos@usda.gov</a>>; Tancos, Matthew - ARS <<a href="mailto:matthew.tancos@usda.gov">matthew.tancos@usda.gov</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [External Email]Speak to the Maryland Native Plant Society on May 31?</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div style='border:solid greenyellow 1.5pt;padding:1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:1.5pt;margin-bottom:1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:ghostwhite'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;background:greenyellow'>[External Email]</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'> <br>If this message comes from an <b>unexpected sender</b> or references a <b>vague/unexpected topic;</b> <br>Use caution before clicking links or opening attachments.<br>Please send any concerns or suspicious messages to: <a href="mailto:Spam.Abuse@usda.gov">Spam.Abuse@usda.gov</a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello Matt!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I hope you're doing great. It's been a long time!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc emailed me about the need to help support USDA's biological control program for invasive plants. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you're interested, we don't have a speaker for our evening monthly program on May 31 Tuesday 7-9pm. You can present remotely or come and give your talk in person to a small audience at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Greenbelt. Your choice. The programs are offered by Zoom meeting and have been extremely popular and well attended. They are recorded and posted to our website. I realize you may have to abide by some restrictions, being a government employee. I hope you are allowed to give presentations that are recorded. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Let me know. If you'd like to discuss this further, we can schedule some time later this week. I'm fully booked-up through Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thanks very much,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Jil<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>JIL SWEARINGEN</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>410-200-7085 mobile/text<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>--------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>In the Weeds Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-the-weeds.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C0b757dfe41874247282708d9e98503f1%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637797579780217955%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2B68YDWtIO9cTgay4iXvz7qmod29GLg9e4spha8MeNuU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>in-the-weeds.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Board, Maryland Native Plant Society<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Board, Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Board, Washington Biologists Field Club<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br>This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. 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