A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980 t — If not controlled at this «■* -■ 0 Brief answers point, the borer takes cover Migrant education VI to short questions jsS'SK'IfSSSS _ m wounds the plant, leaving it recognize them because they _ .C. S crippled and ultimately with look like tiny fish scales, and ~ a dead heart. are pale yellow. dJ-V/C r \\ » W As a result > the to P s ma y K the whorls of the corn \ V A V wfluria be blown out of the plants, show up with shot holes, it - i ' B and it leaves the plant open means the larvae have fiPnPniilArl ■ By Sheila Miller I for disease and rot. already hatched out of the ®JLdJL UJLdJ. J But, if you are scouting eggs and have started their Jyour fields for signs of eggs destructive munching G 't ß ”B .SSI, ** COr ” pto of act.on might when the corn haves are Mk meetmgs? shake the larvae up, and about 25 to 40 mcnes long One of the ever popular they might lose a few of their when stretched out, or when subjects at most every com ranks, but most of the worms the corn is between calf and * growers meeting that you go will regroup and muster up knee height, an ambush £ ' h„™ eIUS ‘ Ve to seek ont European corn borer. another hiding place to enjoy The egg masses are This pesky critter seems to the winter. usually found on the upper > W SSS2slf£, U £ Jo conquer, you have to BM| com fields shortly aftei the o ut smart the enemy. That pilgrims landed and has means you have to know and PtHMSYUAAMIA ( Btv.ng farmers understand about + headaches ever since. them: how they live, eat, ~ l W So, what do we do about reoroduce and sleep ■ :• this prolific insect that has jo better understand the unproved its reproductive European corn borer realize „ nH hnQ fwn f^ ur °P ean torn uorer, realize H P° wers and now has two these cagy creatures rest all ■&>:aUSBBS^ broods of baby borers a winter lona as worms Come —.— n . rM . _ n BBBi VP or urhpn n ware nan if ; B worms, uome WE’RE GROWING BETTER Tier Coonerative Extension rr j u .- year, when 25 years ago it springtime and warmer and a^member V of the state Edward C. Hopkins only had one brood a sum- weather, they spin them kgislahTe committee of the regular term programs and Tne strateav vou can use a moth that earns —J Cooperative Extension understanding of tutoring m the battle of the borer is their £H|II COC fidHfirt Association. techniquesi to meet the chopping com stalks in the mission aheld of them and SsARIHv Three teachers from migrant child’s educational __ n fer tfmn Thi« imnnk« thn a ... ai f da 01 u * em dlia northeastern Pennsylvania social and cultural needs. borer larvae or worm out of W f Ste an3 | t tUne m p area wdl nrovide a con- Williams also will serve as borer larvae, or worm, out of starting to repopulate. •Protects area win p ovi e a con- w imams also win serve as lbs snu g quarters it They're mthless enemies • Beautifies ference session based on a hostess for the conference, m a H» ,n utuit luQt V n * u, „ . “Implementing a Short accordmg to Joseph E. t they only fly at night. -Now I" 5 Term Tutorial Program for Dunn, Migrant Education discourteously the larvae t E^ Ch 688 ha *; ches '5 ,hlte > ® lack a In# Transient Migrants Enrolled Coordinator for the Com- conn dies of arnnsure into larvae withm 3to 7 days. Green, Ivory, Brown SflM S. SWIttCMf»IIW» in the Regular Term monwealth of Pennsylvania, The time that vou fatallv Th !i | a , rv ff b . ore . rs , ■ nnritir Lancaster, fa 17602 Program.” They are ‘com 717-392-3369 Patricia Hopkins Williams, Dunn said that the Eastern nvpr anT . nnt , to *Hn hatfia youn ® waon sia 8e corn, SPOUIING Free Estimates Clarks Summit, coordinator Stream Con- Wlth bug They gor^mg themselves for a SUHNG 20 Years of Service of Migrant Eduction for ference/Workshop will themselves with their flail W Now they are sluggish and Replace that leaky barn roof with Fabral steel. Lackawanna, Bradford, feature seventy-one choppers and set to work on not as alert to your defense 32” wide - any length up to 40’. Galvanized or fioga Luzerne, workshop topics of interns mutilating every com stalk Sues - chemcal m- colored. Susquehanna and Wayne to participants and will m the field before the frost £Sdes Counties in northeastern provide a wide range of settles on the pumpkins. _ _ information for those per- Abmgton Heights School sons involved in the [■. ■ . District, Jeanne Oravecand education of transitory lUlililTlMil HjLflkJ ¥¥ fflK n.n Cl r^ETH , s oPUKIINu i nomas aons^a Education staff. pected to attract some 1000 The program will discuss people from 21 states and 1111~ jr■ ■ ■ mihvaruw UfUlbC I CIKinmBUTRHFRIHR I er s county ses I eiQFe., BEEF I cow-calj series I | LEESPORT Lester A. ■I I SIDES., PORK m\ I Burdette, Penn ■ extension beef meetmgs on I Our Own Country Dressed Meats l|g I February 18 and 19. B fl sessions, With identical For2o-mile-a-day comfort, B MPW HAM\/II I P PllfP 717 070 RH7O SINCE 1913 B programs, will be held on sportsmen choose Red both evenings starting 7:15 P- m - *Sizes 6-16 will be held at the Central Widths AA EEEE lirp mm FARMERS FRIEND I P T**?y^ erSlty - phUosophy from Penn State - I W I u kf 6 k )^ e , rs , P ro B ra^ l where he majored in animal BOOKS I mU|AA a ■ ba aah I h F~e information on I RARN RflllT I 00 P these sessions caU the Berks QUARRY VILLE, PA 17566 I |BS|i U ill 111 If IHf I I i-eDruaryismi. County Agricultural Center 717-786-2795 I I Burdette, who is a native 215/378-1327 1 - 11 ■■■ ■ I ■ l WinpowerAlternator. VJ-/-*’* lI I Size ~10-14 } 8-15 | 7!4-14 | 6-16 6/2-13 | 6 1 /;-13 | I B PHONE OR WRITE — A —/ e B I ■■'■ ' ' I Please send me additional information 1 CORPORATION MARVIN HORST 111 IHH fl HVMP ’ C 1 II B 1950 S sth Ave B | ■■ ■» * *1 Al |# I B N,me , Distributed by Lebanon. PA 17042 B I TllllF f 1 flfl 171 #■ I I"' ' JAYRICHWINE waynTolUr I I uUIIIIS |» City Zip _) 528 Hogestown Rd WATNE ULVEK __hqu^s_d^j_ioa^ 1 t c. , M f,^. > „ I , OOPM ■ B - I Mechamcsbur* PA 17055 Damascus. PA 18415 B I 1271 W MAIN STREET KUTZTOWN. PA PH (215)6RV7fi»K I B ~ 1 717 766 4382 717-224-4169 J _^lZ——. B and lower sides of the leaves and at times on the stalk. There are about two to siy eggs in each mass. You# With an effective assault on the first brood of borers, their second brood will be greatly reduced. That way, in the battle of the borer, you and your corn will be the victor sr J
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