—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978
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Crickets foretell temperature while fiddling
NEWARK, Del. - Crickets
- nature’s fiddlers - produce
their shrill music by rubbing
their wings together, ex
plains University of
Delaware extension en
tomologist Frank E. Boys.
When the Common field
cricket wants to'make his
call, he raises his wings to an
approximate 45-degree
angle from his body. A file on
one wing rasps against a
scraper on the other,
creating a sound that is
pleasing to some people and'
irritating to others.
Scap aluminum bought
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania residents may
their discarded
aluminum lawn furniture
and other seasonal all
aluminum products. The
Reynolds Aluminum
Recycling Company pays 17
cents per pound for properly
prepared all-aluminum
household products in
cluding scrap or discarded
aluminum siding, gutters,
sheds and storm door and
window frames at its
collection points in Penn
sylvania.
Reynolds Aluminum
Recycling Company pays 17
cents per pound for all-,
aluminum beverage cans
and other clean household
aluminum such as pie plates,
foil, frozen food and dinner
trays and dip, pudding and
meat containers. Certain
other items such as seasonal
all-aluminum products are
also worth 17 cents per
pound. This aluminum must
be free of all foreign
materials, cut to lengths not
exceeding three feet and
During this fiddling
process, called stridulation,
the insect controls the
volume and direction of the
sound by position of the
wings in relation to the body.
For example, to make the
muted, muffled notes that
give the illusion of distance,
the wings are lowered close
to the back. Only adult male
crickets chirp or fiddle; but
females, with ears in their
knees, listen. Wingless baby
crickets are seen and not
heard.
Entomologists have found
should not be mixed with
cans.
Additional information is
available by calling toll-free
1-800-243-6000.
Collection points are as
follows:
MAPLE GLEN
Genuardi’s Super Market
Saturday, October 7 and 21,
from 10 to 11 a.m.
NORRISTOWN
Genuardi’s Super Market
Saturday, October 7 and 21,
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA - Nor
theast-Korvettes Shopping
Center (9173 Roosevelt
Blvd.) Saturdays, from 2 to
3:30 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD
Springfield Mall Saturday,
October 14 and 28, from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHITEHALL - Whitehall
Mall Wednesday, October 11
and 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
YORK - Delco Shopping
Mall (Carlisle Road and
Route 74) Thursday, October
19, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
that the various cricket calls
have meanings. Some are
love songs, others announce
danger, still others are the
equivalent of “Here I am,
Mable!”
Did you know that the
temperature can accurately
be told from the song of the
snowy tree cricket? This
outdoor species is often seen
on the trunks of trees and is
abundant in Delaware. Just
count the number of chirps
in 15 seconds, add 40, and'
ypu have the number of
degrees Fahrenheit with
surprising accuracy. In
general, crickets do not
chirp at all v-hen it is colder
than 55 degrees or at tem
peratures higher than 100
degrees.
Of the 2000 known species
of crickets, the two that
concern Delawareans the
most are the common field
cricket and the house
cncket. The field cncket is
usually dark brown to black,
but occasionally light-brown
specimens are seen. Field
crickets fly and jump well.
The house cricket is straw
colored, with three dark
bands on the head.
Field crickets generally
live in grassy areas, in
cluding lawns and fence
rows, feeding on plant
material. They are active at
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night and attracted to lights.
They overwinter as eggs -in
the ground, and are present'
outside until the first hard
' frost. Field crickets are not
adapted for indoor living but
will invade homes when
outdoor populations are
high, or when food is scarce.
House crickets generally
are found m garbage or
refuse dumps, and often
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FERTILIZERS, UREA, AND AMMONIUM SULFATE
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We handle fertilizer in bulk and bags, retail and wholesale. '
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c/o JOHN Z, MARTIN *
RD 1, Box 718, New Holland, PA 17557
Your business is cordially invited.
Bdx 505, Mechanics Valley Road,
off of Route 40
North East, Md. 20901
Phone 301-398-2111
invade houses near these
areas They will feed on
almost any organic refuse.
They stay active the year
round-and may overwinter
as adults in buildings.
Both house and field
crickets can damage
woolens, silks, cottons, and
other fabrics. They feed on a
wide 'variety of organic
materials. Large numbers of
field and house crickets may
do severe damage in one
night.
Sanitation will definitely
aid m the control of crickets;
Plus retail Insecticides and Herbicides.
Call Us For All Your Chemical Needs.
such things as trash removal
and the disposal of
vegetation around foun
dations will discourage the
introduction of this pest. It is
also helpful to repair loose
fitting doors and wmdows
and cracks in the foundation.
In noh-food preparing areas
residual sprays may be
apphed to baseboards, in
closets, under stairways,
and around fireplaces.
Treating around the outside
foundation with a residual
spray is an excellent way to,
prevent entry.
Phone: 717-354-5848
The Chesapeake and Delaware
Gram Corporation, a gram business
owned and operated by a group of
farmers, is now receiving grain
Chesapeake and Delaware Grain
Corporation's facilities include a
700,000 bushel house, a 10,000
bushel receiving elevator, a 60 foot
truck lift, a 60 foot scale, a 3000
bushel per hour dryer, and wet
storage capacity of 52,000 bushels '
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