Fruit Growers Warned of Dikar Made in 1970
By Arnold l.ucck
AwMiatc Counts Agent
This fungicide was suggested
for use m 1970 foi the eontiol
Of apple scab, powdeiy mildew
and other apple diseases It
was suggested .as one of the
possible fungicides m the biolo
gical control pioguims foi
mites.
The material used by grow
ers in 1969 was not injurious
to apple.
The 1970 formulation has
caused injury to leaves and
flower petals The injury is in
the form of spotting on the
petals and spotting, marginal
burning, and size reduction of
leaves.
Therefore, any Dikar pur
chased in 1970, at least up to
May 8, should not be used in
the prebloom and bloom sprays
The manufacturer has stop
ped production of the 1970
formulation and started pro
duction of the 1969 formula
tion. In a short while this will
he available and can be used
Without injury. Your dealer or
distributor can identify the safe
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and iniiinous foi imil.idoiis Imd plum pcai apple peuli
lot nutnhei duiiv. apncol and mil.nine
I‘lini) ('inrnlio ('onliol Du* adults ineiuniloi in slid
Tlic plum <iiicnlio is a pest teied plates m mil mound oi
Across the
Editor’s Desk
Reports across the desk indi
cate there’s some agitation un
derway to give the federal
government authouty to icgu
late the cattle industry as a
means of keeping beef prices
down. The reports include the
following partial items from a
recent edition ofa Oklahoma
Farm & Ranch World -
A secret report seeks fedeial
control of the United States cat
tle industry
That’s what the April 9, 1970,
Drover’s Journal said. The live
stock publication said a “seciet
report of a special studies sub
committee headed by Rep. John
S. Monagan (DConn.) said
America’s beef supply is so
short that a fedei al commission
should be established to watch
the cattle indushy ”
The repoi t asserted that U S.
meat import laws are “detri
mental to the American con
sumer” and should be amended
to help housewives instead of
protecting cattle producers, the
DJ article continued.
The report said “Congress
should establish a commission
to determine the adequacy of
the meat supply for American
consumers at leasonable prices
with a reasonable return to pio
ducers, packeis and distnbu
tois.”
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 30. H)7O- 0
(hauls and in wooded .mas
heie pi olei lion iau he loiiiul
tnong leaves and stones 'I lie
adult beetle is about one loin th
inch long pa\ blown in coloi
with gi.iMsh patches ol small
scales on its back It has a
snout one thud the length ol its
body and loin humps on lop of
ths wing covcis
Adult beetles become active
about the time apples stall to
bloom They aie alti acted to
fiiut tiees and feed on the buds,
petals, and >oung developing
h uit.
Mating occurs and egg laying
starts during May and early
June. The female curcuho eats
a small hole in developing fruit,
then drops an egg into the feed
ing cavity. She then makes a
crescent-shaped slit beneath the
egg. About 100 eggs are laid by
each female.
Eggs hatch within 10 days
and the young, white, legless,
C-shaped larvae develop in the
fruit; however, they will not
develop m apples on trees.
Get Your Plants Off To A Good Start
BIGGER
YIELDS
ON
Tomatoes & Tobacco
Add To Your Transplanter Water
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Use one quart to 50 gal. barrel
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I,l*l .11’ ill .it It I(’ U 111111 l IliM "
\v!• ks k ,im* Ihe li ml to cnt< .
tlu* -oil ,md dt.mue into the
pup.il it ace in two weeks
The pupal si ace lemains in
the soil loi two weeks beloie
.ululls stall to emeifie Vs adult
cuiculios cmei no, lhe\ fh lo
flint liees and leed on matin
inj, iimts
Jai i tiees dm injt petal fall
lo fust covei and collecting
adult insects on a plastic sheet
or cloth spread under the tiee
will pioude infoimation on
then abundance in the oichaid
Most oichards aie i datively
fiee of the plum cuicuho.
For conti ol of plum cuiculio,
Dieldim has USDA label ap
pioval and will piovide the best
protection dining the 1970 sea
son Since dieldun is a peisis
tent pesticide, limited use of
this material for cuiculio con
ti ol is expected aftei this yeai.
Imidan, Guthion and lead
arsenate, as suggested in punt
ed spiay schedules, will also
piovide foi excellent control
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