Cl2-lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 5, 1992 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Biological pest control: What is it? Does it work? Is it a com mercially viable alternative to pesticides? These are some of the questions growers are asking as they con template the voluntary withdraw! of some key pesticides from the market by pesticide manufacturers. Biological pest control takes advantage of the adversarial rela tionship of natural enemies to con trol crop pest problems. In other words, the good bugs wipe out the bad bugs! The Pennsylvania Department 4-H, FFA NEWPORT (Perry Co.) Tony Trout, Newport, captured the FFA grand champion market lamb honors with his 110-pound Suffolk lamb as it bested 33 other lambs in competition. Trout and the other 4-H and FFA market lamb exhibitors showed their project animals in front of a large crowd gathered around the ring to watch the show. Dick Kezumchek, shepherd of the Penn State Unnivcrsity sheep flock, judged the show. Kezum chek selected another project lamb, a Hampshire cross belong ing to Amy Byers of Liverpool, for reserve FFA champion. Melissa Dobbs of Newport, a first year member in the 4-H Livestock Club, won top 4-H market lamb honors with her market lamb, while another young 4-H member from Newport, Becky Sue Horting, look reserve 4-H champion market lamb honors. Two4-H members from Miller stown swept the 4-H sheep show manship contest. Heather Benner captured the champion showman ship honors, while Krista Byers look reserve showmanship hon ors. Krista also received reserve showmanship honors in the FFA showmanship competition, while Amy Byers, Liverpool, received lop FFA sheep showmanship honors. The breeding sheep show saw Farm Drainage & Soil Conservation... 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For example, one grower has not applied any pesticides to his tomato crop over seven months, controls pests with beneficial insects, pollinates the crop with honeybees and bumblebees, pro duces high quality tomatoes, and sells the crop as “pesticide-free” at premium prices-to chain stores in Lamb, Goat Show Held Heather Benner take 4-H champ- Holly Jo McLaren> shermans lon ewe, FFA champion ewe, and dale, won th e grand champion 4-H ' FFA reserve champion ewe. market g oa t competition for her Becky Sue Horting Newport, won Nubian market goat, reserve 4-H champion ewe. Judge Robert Allen, Newville, During the market goat show, placed the classes Daniel Eicher, Duncannon, cap- Reserve champion 4-H market lured top 4-H showmanship hon- g oat honors went to Jamie Stolt ors and Laura Tumbaugh, New- z f us> Loysville, with his 72-pound port took reserve champion 4-H Nubian. market goat showman. Jim Kitner, Christina Wright and Jim Kit- Shermansdale and Christina ner took champion and reserve Wright, Newport look champion champion FFA market goats hon-, and reserve champion FFA show- ors> respectively, man, respectively. From left, Sue Montgomery, New Bloomfield, a 4-H Livestock Club sheep leader, presents Becky Sue Honing, Newport with the resere grand champion 4-H Ewe ribbon. Boston and at farmer’s markets in Washington, D.C. The grower’s employees enjoy working in a pesticide-free environment and enthusiastically support biocontrol. Growers participating in the project are very pleased with the level of control they have obtained. Pesticide bills have been reduced or eliminated and been replaced with beneficial insects and scouting. Biocontrol costs are similar to pesticide application costs. 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