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DOVER, Del. - High County, says Delaware
numbers of moths are extension pest management
showing up in black light specialist Mark Graustem.
insect traps in Sussex Moth populations are
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DAIRY HOGS
Sussex County should be hit hard
buildup
moving up from the South,
and by early September
we’ll probably be ex
periencing a worm outbreak
in Delaware.
Insects involved are
primarily com earworm and
fall armyworm, and, to a
lesser extent, beet ar
myworm, according to the
specialist. The crops that
will be hardest hit are
soybeans, sweet corn,
peppers, tomatoes, lima
beans and snap beans.
Sussex County will bear the
brunt of the attack.
The hot, dry weather of
July and August has dried up
USDA explains new brucellosis rates
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
New indemnity rates for
cattle slaughtered because
of brucellosis are sub
stantially better than the old
rates, a U.S. Department of
Agriculture official said
recently.
The new rates, in effect
since June 27, are based on
88.5 percent of average
replacement cost less
average slaughter value.
For example, the current
rate for non-registered beef
cattle is $62 up from $5O.
This is 88.5 percent of $585
(average cost of
replacements) less $456
(average slaughter price).
Paul Becton, director of
the national brucellosis
eradication program for
USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service,
said, “these more equitable
rates provide an incentive
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corn, especially non
irrigated com. The moths
won’t lay their eggs in dry
com, so they’ll be looking for
soybeans and vegetables
instead. Soybeans are
particularly vulnerable this
year because the moths tend
to be more willing to enter a
crop with an open canopy
Due to the dry weather,
many of the soybean fields
this year have open
canopies. The dry weather
has . also
kept down the populations of
beneficial insects and fungus
diseases that ordinarily hold
for cattle owners to
cooperate fully with ongoing
efforts to eliminate this
disease once and for all.”
According to Becton, this
rate is the same for all states
and will be subject to
quarterly adjustment
depending upon changes m
market values.
The new indemnity rates
for non-registered dairy
cattle, however, vary from
state to state in keeping with
the differing replacement
costs nationally. Indemnity
for them now averages about
$460, m contrast to the old
flat rate of $l5O.
For indemnity purposes,
such cattle must be over 20
months of age and in a dairy
producmg milk for com
mercial use. The rates for
non-registered dairy cattle
also will be subject to
quarterly adjustment.
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the worm populations in
check.
These interlocking factors,
all going back to the dry
weather, make conditions
extremely favorable for
worms.
Check soybean fields
frequently m the next few
weeks, Graustein advises.
Shake the worms onto a
three-foot shake cloth and
count them. Do this in at
least five places in the field
ten would be better.
Treatment is necessary if
you find three earworms per
three feet of row in field with
wide rows or one worm per
The new rates for
registered cattle, beef or
dairy breeds will be subject
to annual adjustment only.
Compared with the old rates,
however, they are up the
sharpest.
The registered beef breeds
rate, for instance, is $727, up
from $250 for any registered
cattle. The new rates for
registered dairy cattle vary
according to breed.
They are: Ayrshire - $476;
Brown Swiss - $830; Guern
sey - $591; Holstein - $1,000;
Jersey - $922; Milking
Shorthorn-$627.
Although not mandatory,
USDA also may pay in
demnity on female calves
under six months of age that
are nursing reactor Hams.
The new rates are $5O for
non-registered females and
$250 for registered ones,
compared with $25 for all
such calves formerly.
three feet of row in fields
with narrow rows.
In fields where pod set is
poor, treatment is necessary
when the average earworm
count is 1.5 per three feed of
row.
For soybeans, use Lannate
or Nudrin at two pints, or
Orthene at one pound per
acre. If the infestation is
severe, add one-quarter pint
Parathion to the Orthene.
If the population is ear
worms only (no fall ar
myworms or best ar
myworms) you can treat
with four pints of Penncap-
M.
Becton said the old flat
rates now become the
minimum rates payable.
The new indemnity schedule
also mcludes maximum
rates that cannot be ex
ceeded.
Brucellosis, also called
Bang’s disease, is an easily
spread bacterial disease that
causes abortions, slow
breeding and sterility.
Lower milk yields often
result when dairy cattle are
infected.
Becton said the goal of the
brucellosis program is to
eradicate the disease m the
fewer than one-half of 1
percent of U.S. cattle that
are still infected, while
protecting the more than 99.5
percent that are clean.
This can only be achieved
with the active participation
and support of cattle
producers, he said.