—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 15,1967
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Wilt Lueck explains.
YVIIL LiXpcCtCU Growers of early sweet corn
C* w l vr ave advised that if possible,
Ull Eiciriy jWcCI wilt susceptible varieties should
ai rp» • ■vr not be grown There are a few
Corn 1 HIS I 6BT vai leties known to be resist-
Lancaster Count;'s average
winter temperature has been
high enough to allow the corn
flea beetle to ovei winter in
large enough numbers to cause
a problem with bacterial wilt
of eaily sweet corn varieties,
cautioned Associate County
Agent Arnold G Lueck.
The corn flea beetles carry
the wilt organism in their bod
ies By feeding on the leaves
of the small corn plants the
beetles infect the plants, and
the disease causes stunting and
death of the sweet coin plants,
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varieties such as North Star, gin to flatten out, and repeat- notes.
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Gold are grown, it is possible It. is commonly known that “Absolute freedom of
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mg an insecticide to control destructive after mild winters, tions is a foundation stone
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