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Potato pest handbook cited
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Diseases, insects, and weeds af
fecting potatoes are identified in a
handbook published by the College
of Agriculture at The Penn
sylvania State University. The
handbook is designed for use
throughout the Northeastern
states, according to Richard H.
Cole, Extension Specialist in
Potato Management at The
Pennsylvania State University.
Berwick vegetable co-op to meet
BERWICK Three decades of
progress will be marked at the
annual dinner-meeting of Berwick
Vegetable Cooperative scheduled
for Saturday evening, June 16, at
Maria Assunta Hall, Monroe
Street, Berwick.
Registration for members and
area from leaders will begin at 6
p.m., with a home-style dinner
served an hour later.
Pete Wambach who is known
state-wide as “The Voice of
Pennsylvania” will be the guest
speaker. Wambach’s speech will
be entitled “It’s a Beautiful Day in
Pennsylvania.” He has been a
broadcaster for 49 years. As a
lecturer, he represents the Penn
sylvania Rural Electric
Cooperatives, and is the Central
Pennsylvania Savings
Association’s Community
Relations representative. As a
journalist he is associated with the
Harrisburg-Patriot-News and
Pennsylvania Magazine.
He has been a candidate for the
U.S. Congress and for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania. He has
attended 15 national conventions of
the political parties, and for the
fifth time to the national con
vention. And he was a member of
the Platform Committee twice. He
has been a member of the
Democratic State Committee and
its Executive Committee for the
past twenty years, fighting
specifically for the political rights
of rural Pennsylvanians.
In government, Wambach has
been press aide to Governor
George M. Leader and a press
secretary to Governor David
Lawrence. He was Administrative
Assistant to Lt. Governor John
Davis. He served as Public
Relations Director of the Depart
ment of Justice and the Bureau of
Travel Development and has been
a Special Assistant to the Director
of the Penna. Lottery.
During the past 15 years,
Wambach has been heard daily on
more than 80 radio stations in the
Commonwealth, in his series,
“This is Pennsylvania”. He is
married to the former Margherita
“This handbook is helpful to
potato growers, workers with the
Cooperative Extension Service of
the state universities, and other
individuals wanting to produce
maximum yields of high quality
potatoes,” Dr. Cole commented.
Entitled “Potato Diseases, In
sects, and Weeds,” it features 78
full-color illustrations of the most
common pests which can damage
Zarbo of Titusville, Penna., and
they are parents of 14 children and
grandparents of 12.
Berwick Vegetable Cooperative
has a large warehouse,
distribution center and offices at
1665 Spring Garden Avenue,
Berwick.
Founded to provide a produce
marketing service and farm
supply purchasing service to
vegetable and potato growers of
several counties surrounding
Berwick, the cooperative has
grown tremendously. It served
over 450 member-patrons in the
past year.
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potatoes. Descriptions of pest
problems and a pest identification
key make up the bulk of the hand
book. It was printed in 1978.
Sized for taking into the field to
identify pests, it measures 5% by
10 inches on 88 pages. It contains a
heavy cover and special stitched
binding for durability. Recom
mendations for pest control are
included.
“Potato production is hindered
by numerous diseases, insects, and
weeds,” Dr. Cole declared. “With
the proper use of cultural practices
- while integrating pesticide
useage with natural or biological
controls - crop losses can be
reduced,” he affirmed.
“Potato Diseases, Insects, and
Weeds” is available for $4.25, tax
and shipping included, from
Department 6000, University Park,
PA 16802. Make checks and money
orders payable to The Penn
sylvania State University. Allow at
least two weeks for delivery.
Knowledge of potato pests can
help growers choose the right
control practice, Cole noted.
Improper identification of pests is
one cause of unnecessary pesticide
use.
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