—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 1,1967
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Spring Is Termite Time; Don’t
Panic, Entomologist Advises
The termite prob.ibly scares
more people, in an economic
sense, than anv other insect.
Yet they woik slowly and the
da matte thev do can be repair
ed. according to Dr. Dale Bray,
chairman of the department of
entomology and applied eco
logy at the University of Dela
waie.
The spring swaimmg of ter
mites is often the first warning
that tenures may be non-pay
ing guests in the home In the
spring some of the winged, ic
pioductive members of each
termite colony decide to start
their own families, so they
swaim to locate a place to
settle down
If you see swarms, look at
some of the insects closely. If
then bodies are “pinched” in
the middle they probably aie
ants and you can relax, Bray
says The body of a termite is
about the same thickness from
one end to the other Examine
the wings also: ants usually
have a daik spot on each of the
liont wings but teimites do
not
Teimites actually live in the
soil but \v oo d is their only
food They build a nelwoik of
tiny tunnels to leach the wood
in the house, unless the wood
is in duect contact with the
soil The beams in the cellar
the sill undei the fiont door or
anv pait ot the house made of
wood is exactly' what they aie
looking foi They will go
Ihiough a conciete block wall
with ease, it theie is a tiny
ci ack
Since teimites lemain hid-
den except when forming new
cclomes in the spnng, these
swarms may be your only vis
ible warning of their presence.
Teimites seldom break through
the surfaee of the wood on
which thev feed, so you can’t
tell if the\ ’i e around by simply
looking at tne wooden parts of I
the house
Nonetheless, there are other
ways to check for termite in
festation, Bray points out Mud
like tubes on foundation walls,
about ono-quarter inch wide,
are their way of getting fiom
their home into youis If you
find these tubes, bieak them
and look foi worker termites,
small white insects without
wnigs
Also, check all points of the
house wheio wood touches the
giound oi the concrete slab
meets the vails of the house
Use an ice pick to check for
places wheie the pick will go
into the wood easily II it does,
temntes may be in the wood
Sawdust-like powder around
the tunnels is not left by ter
mites those insects usually are
not as destructive as termites.
If you aie sure your home
does have tei mites, have it
tiealed to get rid oi them, le
commends Biay The home
owneis can do it himself, but
h s difficult to do a thorough
.10 b
Foi this icason. deal only
with ichable exteiminatois
c. utions The iob should
be clone within a few weeks
aHei you discoter the insects.
But don’t be mshed Termites
voik slowh. theie is no great
huuy, piouded you do some
thing within a few weeks
Don’t panic’ Avoid opeiatois
PICK ORNAMENTALS
CAREFULLY
Some mcxpensnc evergreens
may giov/ 100 tall very rapidly
within a short time Such
plants may become a liability
to your home and add nothing
to its appearance It is always
best to have the advice of an
experienced, reputable nursery
man when selecting and. plac
ing ornamental plants.
to alarm
action
who try
mediate
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FEED CONVERSION
THE SECRET TO LOW COST
If You Feed "Hornco" and Keep Feed Conversion Records .... You
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FEEDS
D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. York, p a . Ph. 854 786?
to be careful in the selection
of a pest control firm to do the
job. Beware ot operators who
talk about secret formulas and
special treatment there is
only one good standard treat
ment and that is to poison the
soil with Aldnn, Dieldrin,
you into im
there is time
EGG PRODUCTION!
Feed "Hornco" Look What You're Missing.
These Are A Few Of The Results Recently Called To Our
Attention By Local Poultrymen Feeding "Hornco".
Names Available On Request.
Months in
No. Birds Production
10,000
4,000
4,300
4,100
7.400
6,600
6.400
15,000
* From Dote of Housing
SUPPORT YOUR LANCASTER COUNTY POULTRY ASSOC.
Heptachlor or Chlordane.
Choose a pest control opera
tor who will guarantee his
work, and will recheck the
house after six months or a.
year to be sure all the termites
are gone.
“Beware of door -to - door
Feed Conv.
To Date *
3.78 lbs.
3.96 lbs.
3.98 lbs.
3.86 lbs.
4.19 lbs.
3.50 lbs.
3.68 lbs.
3.66 lbs.
Why Not Check With Your
Neighbor Who Feeds Homco?
salesmen; many of them disap*
pear after taking your money*
You probably won’t be able to
locate them when you discover
your house is re-infested be*
cause the company did not do
the job right in the first place,"
Bray warns.
Feed Conv.
Best Month
3.08 lbs.
3.06 lbs.
2.94 lbs.
2.91 lbs.
3.26 lbs.
3.17 lbs.
3.21 lbs.
3.30 lbs.
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Minded Poultry-
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