104 —Lancaster Farming, Saturdi Worms attacking NEWAR&, Del. - As if the shortage of rainfall weren’t trouble enough for one season, Delaware fanners are now facing 2 serious threat to those crops which so far have managed to struggle through this Summer’s drought. An in vasion of four different but equally destructive kinds of worms is working its relentless way up the Delmarva peninsula. Nearly $4O million worth of crops are at stake. The hungry larvae - which include the Fall armyworm, com earworm, beet ar myworm, and yellow-striped armyworm - are already active in fields of soybeans, ITTWi TUB GRINDERS Two new tub grinders - designed for simple one-man handlin? of square or round bales, loose hay or stacks, ear com, small grams and crop residues - have been introduced by Sperry New Holland. The larger Model 398 has a nine-foot, five-inch upper tub diameter and an 850-pound, 40-inch hammermill with 40 heavy-duty, hard-faced reversible hammers. The smaller Model 393 has an eight-foot, eight-inch upper tub diameter and a 520-pound hammermill with 24 hard-faced reversible hammers. Both models feature an automatic hydraulic governor which monitors rotor RPM’s to stop tub rotation and material flow to the mill when rotor and tractor RPM’s drop. As the mill clears and tractor RPM’s increase, the governor allows tub rotation to resume. A total of 18 grinding screens plus ear com and small grain attachments are available for each model. 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By now things have broken wide open in the worse in festation of these worms in the past 10 years. The need at this stage is to help growers identify the larvae which are devouring crops in particular fields and then to advise them on appropriate control measures. The situation is made more serious by the fact that all the pesticides effective against the worms are presently in very short supply. The infestation is being monitored by Graustein and his crew of four field scouts. At present they are sur veying fields of cooperating growers twice a week in order to keep tabs on this and other potential insect build-ups. They also base their evaluation of the problem on the number of SEPT ©-I7TT7 There's Something For Everyone Friday, Sept. 9, 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.—MEL THUS and FREDDY FENDER—Grandstand, $3 & $4; Plaza*, $4 & $5; Box, $5; Track', $5 . . . Saturday, Sept. 10, 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.—BOBBY VlNTON—Grandstand, $3 & $4; Plaza*, $4 & $5; Box, $5; Track', $5 . . . 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YORK, PA 17404 To be processed, your order must be accompanied by a check, money order or Master Charge or BankAmencard number (with expiration date and signature), and a self- addressed stamped envelope. All seats reserved. egg laying moths found in black light traps located at 16 stations around the state. They say that virtually every acre of late planted field corn they’ve looked at is infested with fall ar myworms, and several fields have already been sprayed twice because of continued egg laying pressure. Com earworm moth ac tivity has also exploded during the last few weeks, with light trap catches averaging well over 100 per night at many locations. This is four to five times above the expected normal trend for this time of year. Now that most com is too far advanced for egg laying, Limas, snap beans, peppers and soybeans are coming under heavy attack. The beet armyworm will defoliate peppers, limas and soybeans as well as attack the fruit, and is probably the most difficult of the worms to control, says Graustein. The best chemicals for control of all four larvae are: Lanate, Nudrin and Otheene. Sevin, another insecticide in much more abundant supply right now, is effective only on the com earworm. The specialist urges farmers to contact him or their county Extension agent for help in identifying the specific type in infestation they have in their fields before attempting treat ment. BANKAMERICARD $4O million crops As pest management specialist, in the past Graustein has helped Delaware farmers save hundreds of thousands of dollars by advising them against unnecessary* in secticide use. This time he. again hopes to help them save money by timely, appropriate sprayings. For effective' control, he says that it is essential to wait until larval buildup is in substantial numbers, because spraying won’t kill the eggs from which worms hatch, and a premature application will only waste scarce and costly chemicals. In soybean fields, the economic threshold at which spraying will save (rather than waste) money, comes when pest populations average one larva per foot of row in wide-spaced rows, or one woim per three feet in 20-inch or narrower rows. These thresholds should be lowered, however, if drought has reduced pod set on soybeans. The entomologist speculates that the di sastrous pest buildup may have resulted from two factors. First, com (the preferred host of the worms) is being planted earlier each year, thus providing an excellent food source for overwintering adult moths to lay their eggs in when they emerge early each spring. 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