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Show Controlling pests possible Roberts, extension entomologist en-tomologist and Dr. Sherman V. Thomson, extension plant pathologist, USU. They were assisted by an advisory committee with representation from county extension agents, master gardeners and commercial chemical companies. The authors emphasize that many of the insects and other organisms found in the garden are harmless and some are beneficial and should not be destroyed. They advise ad-vise using pesticides only when insects or other pests are threatening or damaging vegetables and cannot be controlled by other practical and economical methods. Also, they stress that most pestcides are poisonous. Avoid misuse; mis-use; carefully read the instructions and limitations on a current label before using any pesticide. I CEDAR CITY - Want I to avoid damage from cutworms in your lettuce, maggots in your onions, earwigs in your corn, wireworms in your carrots, loopers in your cabbage, slugs in your beets, aphids in your beans, leaf hoppers in your potatoes, grasshoppers in your peas or any of a score of other garden insects? Control measures for J both insects and diseases are listed by vegetable, indicating the pest and time of application, in the newly revised extension circular, "Vegetable Garden Insect and Disease Control." It is available at 35 cents per copy through county extension offices and the Bulletin Room, UMC 50, Utah State University, Logan Utah, 84322. The publication was revised and edited by Professor Reed S. |