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Show . 1 1By ( By- By ByJ - J . F . Parnsh Parrish , . County Agent ) J Whitney Whitne } Floyd extension forester for- for forester forester - ester , , was in Moab Monday Mcnday and andTuecda andTuesday ancTuesday Tuecda Tuesday ; to makp make inspections of all allnursery alnursery 11 11nursery nursery trees purchased by citizens citizensof citizenof of Grand Grnnd county from the college collegeforestry collegeforestry colletforestry forestry nursery Mr MT . . Floyd collegeI visite visitcti visited visitctiand visitedand visiteand < I and assisted the county 4-H 4 H - club clubforestry clubforestry clu1forestry forestry committee and the county countyagricultural countyagricultural count clubI : I agricultural agent with their for- for forestI1 forestry foresto - estI1 estry program prOT3m ! ; for 1936Dr 1936 1936Dr I - I IDr Dr aIld and an Mrs F B Wann were in inMcab inMcab InMcab Mcab thiseek this \ veek \\eek eek week for a short VIsit visitDr visitDr I IDr Dr Wann is on his w wiy W'1y W1y ' iy back to toLogan toLogan tcLogan Logan after a year's years ' leave of a ab- ab absence ab absence b- b bI bsence - - I sence while a representative of the theUnited theUnited theUnited United States department of agri- agri agriculture agriculture agri agriculture - - : culture at a world's worlds ' botanical con- con conference conference con conference - ' ference held at Amsterdam , , Hol- Hol Ilol- Ilol Holland Ilolland Hol Holland - - land and he has spent some time timein timeIn timein in advanced study in the field of ofbotany ofbotany olbotany botany at Comell Cornell University Dr DrWann DrWann DrWann Wann , , stopped in Moab to spend a aday aday sday day becoming acquainted with the thepeach thepeach thepeach peach mosiac disease affecting the thepeach thepeach thepeach peach trees and a periodic penodlc pencdic condi condi- condition condition condition - tion of so many shrubs and trec trees treesDuring treesDuring During Dr . . Wann Wain Wanns s return from fromIthaca fromIthaca froirIthaca Ithaca New York . , , he made a arathel arather rather rathel ' extensive survey survey t tripthrough rip ripthrough r i p pthrough through the peich pc\ch pc ch peach ' \ infested areas of ofTexas ofTexas olTexas Texas and Colorado before commg coming commginto cominginto comincinto into Utah UtahCucumber Cucumber Beetle ControlThe ControlThe Control ControlThe The stripped cucumber beetle is isan isan lian an extI extiemely extremely emely serious pest that IS ISfound isfound isfound found attacking cucumbers , , melons melonsand melonsand melonsand and cantaloupe plants Plants are arevery arevery ar arvery < very hkely Jikely to be destroyed or ser- ser serlousl seriously ser seriously - lousl iously ictaided letalded retarded In their growth ifthey if ifthey 11they they al ai aie e a attacked by this pest soonafter soon soonafter soorafter after they the first appear above the theground theground thground thgroundMost ( ground groundMost Most home Name h me gardners and truck trick trickfarmers truckfarmers truclfarmers farmers a-e a e aj'e aje ate - ' familiar with these thesebeetles thesfbeetles beetles eetles In In describing descI"lbmg descIlbmg " the beetle beetlethey beetlethey beetlethey they measure about 1-5 1 5 - of an Inch Inchlong inchlong incl-long incl long - long and 1-10 1 10 - of C1f an inch mch wide The Theuppel Theupper Thuppei ( uppel upper body surface s(1rface s1rface ( is about equally equallyblack equallyblack equallyblack black and yellow , . the wing wmg is cover cover- covered covered covered - ed with three longitudmil longltudm\l longltudm l longitudinal ' \ black blacktllpes blacktripes blacbtupes tllpes tripes The number of these beetles beetlesthat beetlesthat beetlesthat that over-winter over winter over-wmter wmter - is not large in pro- pro propm proportion pro-poitlon pro poitlon - - portion pm Hon to the number that appear appearlate appearlate appeallate late ir II it " > the seflson sepson season and for this rea- rea reason reason rea reason - - son it is ms impoitant Impoltant important that gardener gardeners gardenersbe ; be alert and apply some contlol control controlmeasure contiolmeasuie meaSUIe measure meaSUIeh 'shgn shgn ' \\h h \ when \ l { the beetles first ap- ap ap - - pear in their gardens from theli their theiroverwinteringg thelioverwintering over-winteringg over winteringg overwinteringgquarters - over-wintering over wintering - qu quartersControl quarters quartersControl rt 'r'S rS ' " - - Control measures can be a.pplied applied a.ppliedonlY appliedonly . appliedonly onlY to the adult beetles as the egg egglarvae , larvae , and pupae stages are spent spentI spentbelow spentbelow spen1below 1 I below the surface of the soil so11 The TheI Thebest Thebest Thbest ( best time for effective results is iswhen iswhen i ; I when the beetle first attacks the thecrcp thecrop th thcrcp < crcp crop To delay several days to apply applycontrol applycontrol applicontrol control measures may result in the theentire theentire thentire ( entire crop being dcstro destroyed ed by the theravenous theravenous thravenous ( ravenous feeding There is a periodof period periotof of only a n . few days when beetle beetles beetlescan ; can be killed profitably and easily easilyon easilyon easil ; on young plants Thus it Is very veryimportant ver3important important that all gardeners in U1 m . the thesame thesame thisame same district dust their suppi supply supplyAbout ; about the same time to secure Ul1- Ul1 un- un uniform - - iform resultsFcr results Per Fer Fcr control measmes measwes measures the follow follow- following following following - ing recommendation recommcndatJOn is suggested suggestedFormula . ' Formula No 1 Calcium crsenate crsenatepound 1 1pound 1pound pound . , hydrated lime 19 psunds pmnds pounds : This formula fcrn1ula . can ca.n be prepared at atthe atthe athe the cost coot of or cif some 2 to 4 cents per perpound perpound pepound pound . Hydrated lime when ap ap- applied appiled . - plied heavily to tender plants plant.c plantc . ; may maycause maycause ma macaiit cause caiit * some R/ymf R ymf / burning hilt-nine hilt nine - ' or rvr stunt Rt.nnt Rtnnt . ' . the thegrowth thegrowth tli tligrowth growth It Is also important that thatbeth thatboth thaboth beth both the under surface and top to ' , ' 1\ 1 1surface ' \ I surface of the e leav . , , lea'ies leaies " Idusted ' es dusted to t th . |