Al and Lori said:

Can someone tell me why my raspberries which were half developed just dried
up? The berries and stems turned brown in so many bunches but other bunches
were fine. It's got me stumped. I have a timer on the sprinkler for each
night.

Is it only the fruiting canes that were affected, or are the new canes (primocanes)
also browning?

If it is only the fruiting canes, they could have been injured last fall or winter
in various ways (tree crickets laying eggs in the canes is one of the stranger
injuries I've seen).

If the new canes are also dying, it could be verticillium wilt, Phytophthora root rot,
or crown gall.

Here's a raspberry diagnostic page (watch for line wrap):

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/departme...rry/raspeberry
parts.htm
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