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July 28, 2013, 9:35 PM

Food and Farm Wild Blueberries This photo provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension shows a fly trap by blueberries. Maine's wild blueberry growers are monitoring their fields for a harmful new fruit fly that arrived in the U.S. five years ago and poses a threat to the state's crop. With the blueberry harvest set to kick into gear later this week, growers have been watching out for the tiny spotted-wing drosophila. (AP Photo/University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
AP Photo/University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Blueberry picking Children from Brentwood Childcare pick blueberries at Wadsworth Farms in Cropwell, Ala. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/al.com, Joe Songer)
AP Photo/al.com, Joe Songer
Teaching Localvores In this July 25, 2013, photo, blueberries are set out during a college course on food and cooking at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt. Students are taking a for-credit course this summer that is teaching them how to make the most of local agricultural products. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
AP Photo/Toby Talbot
Peach State-Blueberries In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, visitors look for ripened blueberries in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Peach State-Blueberries In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, blueberries ripen on a branch in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Peach State-Blueberries In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, ripe blueberries pile up inside a bucket in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Anna Baldwin In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Anna Baldwin, 8, drops ripe blueberries into a bucket in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the "Peach State," blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Blueberry picking Heaven Barclay and Nathan Ferguson pick blueberries off the same bush at Wadsworth Farms in Cropwell, Ala. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/al.com, Joe Songer)
AP Photo/al.com, Joe Songer
Grace Katherine James In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Grace Katherine James, 9, picks ripe blueberries off a branch in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Grace Katherine James, Anna Baldwin In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Grace Katherine James, 9, left, and friend Anna Baldwin, 8, look for ripe blueberries in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Grace Katherine James In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Grace Katherine James, 9, carries a bucket of ripe blueberries while searching for more to pick in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
Meredith James, Grace Katherine James In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Meredith James, 7, left, and her sister Grace Katherine James, 9, look for ripe blueberries in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White
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