16— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10, 1981 V/*!d!*f© Olllb
Second Crop Alfalfa Spray Is Organized
Recommended By Extension Men Jay Foreman, Lititz B 1
' last Wednesday was elected
The alfalfa weevil has been very erratic in feeding on president and representative
the first cutting. The injury from the feeding by the weevil to the County 4H Council by
larvae started later than usual in most cases because of un- a newly organized 4-H Wild
usually low temperatures. In some cases farmers have not life Club meeting at the
sprayed and have tried to harvest before the injury became home of Mr. and Mrs, Mel
severe, but this practice has usually resulted in severe dam- vm Long
age by weevil at harvest tone, extension agronomists say
Practically all farmers who
sprayed last fall with Dield
rin according to recommend
ations have had good control
of weevil and spittle bugs on
the first cutting Dieldrin
mixed with fertilizer and ap
plied last fall, has not given
as good results as the recom
mended spray of Dieldrin.
Will it be necessary for
you to spray your second
cutting alfalfa? The answer
to this question will depend
on the harvest time condi
tion of your first cutting al
falfa, especially at the term
inals.
Where alfalfa shows little
or no injury at the terminals
and few larvae are present:
The weevil infestation will
not be heavy enough to war
rant the expense of a meth
oxychlor spray. Also, aphids
are not likely to be present
in large enough numbers to
require a malathion spray.
Where alfalfa shows seri
ous injury at the terminals
and many larvae are pres
ent: It may be necessary to
apply a methoxychlor spray
to prevent weevil damage to
the early second cutting
growth. If alfalfa does not
make normal regrowth for
second cutting after several
days, it is' a good indication
that weevil are feeding and
preventing the regrowth.
Spray immediately with two
quarts of methoxychlor em
ulsion per acre in at least 25
gallons of water. Also, if
the new growth of second
cutting is chewed, it is an
indication of weevil injury,
and a methoxychlor spray
should be applied to arrest
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the damage.
Leafhopper Prospects
It is not likely that leaf
hoppers will harm the sec
ond cutting alfalfa in 1961.
The cold weather has not
been favorable for leafhop
pers, and they are not likely
to build up sufficiently to
cause damage until the be
ginning of the third cutting
alfalfa.
As the Insect situation af
fecting forage crops develops
during the summer, addition
al details and recommenda
tions will be provided by the
Extension Service.
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Other officers elected were
vice president, John M.
Buckwalter, Lititz, R 3; Sec
retary, Joyce Shenk, Lititz
R 4; treasurer, Annette Long,
Lititz, R 3; game leader, Jay
Q. Buckwalter 111, Manheim
R 2, and news reporter, Linda
Stauffer, Lititz R3.'
Senior leaders of the club
are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Long, Lititz R 3, and Robert
F. Long, 137 Forney Drive,
Lititz, Pa.
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