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Show (The Page B5 Insects poised to attack peaches, entomologist says If any of your peaches survived the spring freezes then you will definitely not want to share your precious harvest with the insects this year. There are two primary peach insect pests in Utah that attack the fruit, twigs and trunks, says Diane Alston, Utah State University Extension entomologist. It is important for home gardeners and commercial orchardists to protect their crops because uncared for trees serve as a source of insects for neighboring peaches. Peach twig borer is a small brown moth as an adult and a chocolate brown cater- pillar in the young stage, Alston explains. It overwinters as a mature caterpillar on twigs and limbs in a small cocoon. When chimney-shapenew buds begin to swell with wanning temperatures in the spring, caterpillars emerge and feed on buds and in elongating shoot tips. If the insect isnt controlled in the spring, and twig flagging (drooping terminal shoots) occurs, prune off injured shoot tips to remove insects before they complete development to an adult. Subsequent generations of the peach twig borer caterpillars will bore into peach fruits in June through September, especially entering at the stem end where they are difficult to detect, she says. The most effective way to protect fruit is to use a protective insecticide spray. Timing sprays is important to avoid more treatments than necessary and ensure effective control. The first spray is typically due in mid June in northern Utah. Check with d (Ttitug-3ttgpfttfr- Thursday, June 20, 2002 mt Questar requests gas rate hike Museum presents Navajo weaving workshop Aug. 6 12-1- From Aug. 12-1- 6, award- weaver Anita winning Hathale will teach a workshop on The Art of Navajo Weaving at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding. The workshop is $300 per person. Space is limited so call immediately to reserve your place. Hathale is a profes- sional rug weaver from Monticello. Her designs have been recognized internationally. Most recently her work was featured in design elements used during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. award-winnin- g Hathale is born to her Mothers clan, the Water Flow Together Clan, and born for her fathers clan, the Edge of the Water clan. Her mother taught her to weave when she was 12 years old passing on a family tradition and a way of life. She has also taught rug weaving at the College of Eastern Utah. Students will gather at Edge of the Cedars for an intensive immersion into Navajo weaving. They will receive instruction in warping a loom, designing a rug and weaving techniques. Students will be able to complete at least one rug. Classes will be held at the museum auditorium. Fees for the class include the class itself and some materials. Fees do not include transportation to Blanding, lodging, meals, or college tuition. The class is limited to 12 people. Students will be provided with a list of items to bring to class upon registration. five-da- y June 22 wedding . . . and Patti Murphy are proud to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Holly Ann, to Edward Joseph Murphy, son of Frances Dennis and Margaret Murphy of Bowie, Mary- -, land. The wedding will take place at St. Pius Catholic Church on Saturday, June 22, at 3 p.m. with a reception following at the Elks Lodge. AH friends and family are invited. Nick Questar Gas last week asked the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a 5.32 percent increase in its Utah natural gas rates. This change, requested to go into effect July 1 is due to increases in gas costs. If approved, the companys request would raise the average monthly bill for the typical residential customer using 115 deca therms per year about $3 per month, increasing the annual bill from about $681.02 to $717.27. The total annual amount of the companys request is $26.6 million. ral gas prices because about half of the natural gas Questar supplies customers d comes from Questar offiwells, company cials say. This gas is delivered to customers at If approved, quest also would raise the pricing, which is con- chased from outside suppliers. In a separate filing on May 3, Questar Gas asked the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a 5.65 percent increase for the If both requests are granted, Utah natural gas rates will still be 20 percent lower than winter 2000-200- 1 rates. at Grand WE RenUiter GATED AT costs. changes in These costs are passed on with no markup and have no impact on company earnings. gas-supp- Paul and LeRee Burgess of Blanding, are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter. Penny LeRee Burgess to Ronald Lee Gough, son of Dorothy Gough of Moab and Edward and Carol Gough of Twin Falls, Idaho. The wedding will be held on Saturday, June 22, at 4 p.m. at the Blanding Library. A reception will be held in their honor the same evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blanding ly ar The June 22 wedding . . . increase adjusts for the rising costa of natural gas. 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Two Utah State University Web sites with information on home horticulture, timing of tree fruit pest controls and integrated pest management are: www.slcoedcr.orgusu and htmlhorthome.html ( shuttle our muntyt YOUR SALT LAKE CITY ) AIRPORT CONNECTION J SERVICE All tSSS Sonrlc March I - Ptcsmkif SI Bally fanrtca 7 Bays a Paak Southbound Depart Northbound SIC Airport Arrive Moab Arrive Monticello environipmindex. Effective insecticides for 6.30pm 7.30pm Fame FROM Moab TO Green peach twig borer for commercial growers include Success, Thiodan, I mid an and Guthion, she says. Next year consider heading off the problem, Alston says. An excellent preventive control for peach twig borer is to spray peach trees with a dormant oil (highly refined petroleum oil) at first bud break and show of color in the Bpring. The oil will coat the limbs and suffocate the caterpillars before they become active. Another peach insect pest that can girdle and kill trees if left unchecked is the greater peach tree borer, Alston says. This insect is a moth with a Bteel blue body with yellow stripes. The adult moths lay eggs in cracks and crevices near the base of peach, apricot and nectarine trees beginning in early July in northern Utah. Cherry and plum trees are guts who ore or will be 17 years of age by August 9. 2002 and not older than 24 years of oge ore irwited to participate AWARDS & SPECIAL PRIZES The Grand County Fair ' will A. 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The most effective control is to kill eggs and larvae with a protective insecticide treatment. Endosulfan (Thiodan) should be applied only to the lower trunk (avoid limbs and fruit) the first week of July in northern Utah and repeated in the first week of August. A mechanical control for borers already present in trunks is to insert a wire and puncture the insect in the spring to early summer or fall, she explains. Use of pheromone mating disruption is very effective in orchards one acre or larger. Contact your local USU Extension office for more information. i ONI OF THIMt feiap you should check the bo to the Equal Payment Plots on w month' pas bR f you do, your onnuol W! cos' will mo equal payment, o youH pay the sum omounl evw--y month. Il moke budgeting o lot eoee, espeoolty m wmer And twice o year. 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