BB—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 29,1953
Creature
Pillows, shaped like owls, frogs
and other critters are simple to
make, but far more fun than
conventional cushions.
The pillows are a combination of
applique and simplified quilting.
They require fabric scraps,
polyester batting and minimum of
drawing skills.
In other words, if you can copy
the simple owl pictured above,
you’ll have no trouble making a
“creature” pillow. Here are
directions:
FABRICS: Scraps of felt,
broadcloth, duck or any medium
weight, non-stretch fabric. Choose a
solid color for the body of the
pillow and contrasting solids or
prints for the appliques.
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AND SPRAY
PAINTING
Aerial Ladder Equipment
667 Hartman Station Rd.
Lancaster, PA
393-6530
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Harrisburg Pike. Carlisle, PA
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comforts
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester
batting; unbleached muslin,
measuring about 13x1$ inches;
paper, pencil and ruler; scissors;
zig-zag sewing machine or em
broidery thread.
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PRESENTS
UNIVERSITY PARK - Forest
scientists of the Ag Experiment
Station at Penn State, have
discovered that gypsy moths either
like or dislike the needles of
PATTERNS; 1. Cut paper to
12x15 inches. This will be the size of
your finished pattern. 2. For the
owl body, draw an egg shape that
is cut off at the top. 3. Under the
owl’s body, draw a branch for him
to sit on, and talons to let him
grasp .the branch. 4. Cut wings,
branch, talons, tail, beak, eyelids,
and eyes. Note; Eyes are % inches,
IVt inches, and 2M> inch circles in
black, blue and white.
PILLOW FRONT: 1. Place pillow
front, right side up, over polyester
batting and unbleached muslin. 2.
Arrange wings, branch, talons,
tail, beak, eyes, and eyelids on top.
3. Baste all pieces in place, stit
ching through all thicknesses. 4.
Using zig-zag sewing machine or
hand embroidery, stitch pieces to
pillow front with a wide satin
stitch. 5. Embroider extra details
as desired, such as the “cracks” in
the owl’s branch.
PILLOW ASSEMBLY: 1. With
right sides together, stitch pillow
front to pillow back. Leave opening
at bottom for turning. 2.Tum
pillow to right side. 3. Stuff pillow
lightly. 4. Sew opening shut with
tiny blind stitches. -
Large Quantities of
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717-755-6841
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1983
at
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1-79 and Route 322, Meadville, PA
PHONE NO.
LAIDIG OWNER?
Certain Douglas fir trees
repel
CARLISLE
gypsy moth larvae
Douglas fir trees, depending upon
the aroma of sap in the needles.
The studies found that gypsy
moths do no like the flavor of
Douglas fir trees grown from seed
originating in Colorado, Arizona,
or New Mexico.
On the other hand, Douglas fir
trees grown from seed originating
in British Columbia, Washington,
Idaho, or Montana are like “cake
and ice cream’’ to gypsy moth
larvae, according to Edgar H.
Palpant, research assistant in
forestry at Penn State. He noted
that the “larvae really devour
needles from these strains. ”
Palpant said Douglas fir plan
tings in Pennsylvania alone are
currently worth over 75 million
dollars. This shows the value of
planting trees from seeds
originating in Arizona, Colorado,
or New Mexico, he added.
The trees repelled by gypsy
moths are the bluish-colored
strains common in the southern
range of Douglas fir country.
Strains damaged by the larvae are
the gray variety common to areas
of the Pacific Northwest.
“There is strong evidence
showing that a series of substances
called terpenes part of the liquid
mixture that makes up the sap in
evergreen trees attract gypsy
moth larvae,” he stated. “Very
small amounts escape from the
needles and act as a perfume,” he
added.
Palpant believes, meanwhile,
that some terpenes must be
repulsive to the gypsy moth lar
vae.
Larvae of the gypsy moth nor
mally prefer the leaves in oak
hickory forests. However, the
larvae move into nearby Christ
mas tree plantations in epidemic
years of gypsy moth outbreaks
when the leaves of oaks and
hickories have all been devoured.
The Penn Staters first noticed
the peculiar feeding choice of
gypsy moths in 1980 when very
young" larvae sucked into a
closed greenhouse through the
ventilating system were
deposited randomly among young
Douglas fir seedlings. It was ob
vious that only the seedlings from
certain geographic origins were
being eaten.
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Then Paul Heller and David
Sbetlar of Penn State's Depart
ment of Entomology were brought
in to verify and expand the ob
servations and measurements.
Their analysis continued to point to
gypsy moth preference for plants
from Pacific Northwest seed
origins.
At the advice of Heller and
Sbetlar, Palpant and student
assistants trapped a large number
of gypsy moth larvae and put them
in nylon mesh cages containing
three assortments of Douglas fir
trees. Seedling trees predicted to
be “susceptible” were in one cage.
A second cage contained trees
thought to be “resistant." and the
third cage held a mixture of
seedling trees from all sources.
Two forestry students Kim
berly A. Marshall of Pittsburgh
and John W. Washington of
Riverton, NJ kept track of the
larvae behavior. The results were
identical to those in earlier ex
periments. Needles on Pacific
Northwest seed-source plants were
devoured while those originating in
Colordao, Arizona, and New
Mexico were not eaten.
“Our research should serve as
guide to Christmas tree growers in
managing Douglas fir plan
tations,” Palpant commented. “If
susceptible varieties are grown in
the future because of other
favorable traits then growers
will know they must spray with
insecticides.”
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