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Show WEEKLY REFLEX-DAV- NEWS JOURNAL, JUNE 9. 1977 IS IMsis firs Urged To Help Central By ROSELYN KIRK Since the heavy May are applied by the crews depending on the wildlife in the area. Mr. Passey said for example that, if livestock is in the area, one type of pesticide is used. If water fowl and livestock are present, another type must be used. The presence of humans calls for yet another type. rains, Davis County Mosquito Abatement District of- ficials are urging residents to help ir mosquito control during a year, which along with other extreme conditions, e could produce an of mosquitoes. MUCH OF the work is done during the early morning or after sunset to avoid RAY PASSEY, manager of the Davis County Mosquito Abatement District, said that flood water standing beside streams or in irrigated pastures is creating an excellent breeding ground for the Aedes g surDorsalis mosquito. killing the bees, Mr. Paseey said. At that time the bees are not out working. Once an area is sprayed, this does not protect it as a breeding place for more than a week or ten days. None of the pesticides have a residual so every standing water source must be sprayed again and again. Four of the districts are covered by drive two men. One drives the vehicle and the other mans the power sprayer. Light-trappin- veillance techniques have indicated that this species of mosquito is more numerous this year. g The field inspectors use the techniques in fifteen areas of the county to count mosquito population in each area. Since most species of mosquitoes are attracted to light, they come into the trap A heavy count in all areas this year indicates that there could be a heavy crop if the mosquitoes are not destroyed in their larva! stage. four-whe- light-trappin- ONE DISTRICT is covered by only one man while the other man takes care of the light trapping and surveillance. In addition to the four-whedrive vehicles, crews also work with other equipment One turbine ground sprayer disperses insecticide over an area 200 feet wide. Two other vehicles are used for ground aerosol application in adulticiding mature mosquitoes. The fine mist spraying for adult mosquitoes will begin later in the summer, Mr. Passey said. This application is made only in infected areas. AFTER THE egg is hatched it takes only about ten days of normal June weather for the mosquito to reach the adult stage, Mr. Passey said. With the unseasonably warm June weather, the incubation period shortens and the mosquitoes could mature in three to four days. said residents can help by being aware that any water which stands for more than three days can be a breeding place for mosquitoes. Watering tanks for livestock, flower pots, deep tire tracks or old tires are all potential breeding areas. A little plastic wading pool left standing can fill the whole neighborhood with mosquitoes. He THE DISTRICT will come out and check any area that residents consider as potential breeding areas, Mr. Passey said. The district also will supply a mosquito eating fish to residents with ponds. Each fish will eat 200 mosquito larva a day. About six fish will keep a little pond free of mosquito larva, he said. The ten mosquito abatement workers who assist Mr. Passey in eliminating mosquitoes, concentrate 95 percent of their effort in destroying mosquitoes in the larval stage. Once the mosquitoes are allowed to mature into adult mosquitoes, there is more danger of spraying since other insects and living things may be injured. Most of the work goes on the marshes, which lie west of THEY ARE treated from the ground whenever possible, but about 29,000 acres are not accessible from the ground and must be sprayed from the air. The mosquito abatement district contracts a private aircraft agency to do the spraying. The lakefront areas, Howards Slough and the duck club areas must be sprayed by aircraft, Mr. Passey said. To protect Davis County residents from mosquitoes, the mosquito district levies, a property tax which provides a budget of $90,000 a year to destroy mosquitoes in the district. A board of trustees with a representative from each Davis County community meets once a month to deal with problems. Commissioner Wendell Zaugg represents the county commission. THE ALL-OUeffort against the mosquitoes begins in June. The crew, mostly school teachers, work a week during April and May and full work days through the summer months. Members of the crew are certified by the T state and licensed through the State Department of Agriculture. Mr. Passey is ' a social studies teacher at Davis School during the school season. A High variety of seven or eight pesticides osqoitos OTHER EQUIPMENT used by mosquito abatement crews are a boat which sprays areas in the duck clubs, between pastures and on the lake front. A crawler-ditche- r provides a way to drain pastures and reduce the mosquito breeding areas. A Cushman tractor is used by surveyors in the far out marshes. The machine with a fiber glass body and rubber tracks will float if the water is high enough. Mr. Passey said all areas of the county have to be constantly surveyed since mosquito breeding areas are constantly changing as subdivisions are built and storm drains create new stagnant pools. SOME AREAS are a constant problem Mr. Passey said and must be checked every few days. When storm water accumulates in ponds by the interstate, crews spray those areas every five to seven days. Usually the crews start about six in the morning and work an eight-hou- r day. Then they come back at night to work again. Even though the additional May water has created more of a problem than was anticipated earlier, Mr. Passey says the district does not anticipate hiring additional personnel. During the six day period from May 26 until June 1, aircraft crews have sprayed 4,000 acres. This is as large an area as is normally sprayed during the whole month of June, he said. AFTER THE battle with the Aedes Dorsalis mosquito is won the crews will begin to do battle with the Culex Tsar-salia hot weather mosquito which is expected to flourish during the drought. Mr. Passey explained that the Mosquito Abatement District is a public health agency aimed at protecting the health of humans. Some mosquitoes in the area can be carriers of encephalitis. There are no malaria carrying mosquitoes in the area, he said. IN ADDITION, mosquitoes can cut milk production from a dairy herd and cause weight loss in horses and domestic animals. A few hundred can take a pint of blood from an animal. All domestic animals are affected negatively. Officers of the mosquito abatement district are J. Ellis Holbrook, Syracuse, president; Commissioner Wendell Zaugg, vice president; and Gerald Purdy, Kays-villsecretary-treasure- r. Planning Commission Schedule The Kaysville Planning Commission meets the first and fourth Thursday evening of each month. AGENDA items must bi turned into the Kaysville Cit Office or Planning Commission by 5 p m. on the Monday prior to the meeting. All citizens of the com munities must comply with this new procedure passed by the State Legislature. BUD TICE is chairman of the Kaysville Planning Con1 mission np Course For Paramedics Hill Air Force Base ser- A geant will teach mountain climbing techniques tc students in a paramedics course at Weber State College during three days in late June SGT. CHARLES W. Walls, pararescueman in Detachment 4 at Hill, was asked by Weber State College officials to instruct the class of 16. The sergeant said that his three-dacourse will cover y litter evacuation, repelling and climbing techniques. ONE OF the days will be spent in preliminaries at Hill AFB. The other two days v. ill Knecht THE DEPUTY said he was fired upon by a man riding a motorcycle in the foothills above the B east of Bountiful. He said the suspect was riding an unlicensed cycle and when ordered to stop, the suspect ran the blockade. the cyclist and as I overtook him, he kicked the front wheel of my cycle, forcing me off the WE CHASED Knecht told Sheriff William J. Lawrence. road, Sheriff Lawrence said recently arservation Year by the r nation ( in climbing the mountains near Brighton, east of Salt Lake Dis-pe- rugged isor Yosh entation. City. Sergeant Walls, a four-yea- r V! Air Force veteran, is recognized throughout the Air Force as one of its top detachment pararescuc-men- , officials said. e 11 ' Utahn, born ci the Loran urn His father 'Or Jhurgoodon flUMS stances and problems to cope with. Mus tries to follow set conservation cropping plans and practices with adjustments for varying conditions. along with his own. This year he has 40 acres of onions and about 80 acres of small grain. Ted Rich, SCS technician for Davis County says, Mus runs a tight ship. He is timely with Mrs. Yamada (Kiyoko)was bom in Japan. She graduated from high school in Tokyo then came to Utah in 1953 where she met Mus. They were married in 1955. MUS cultivates his onions for weed control. He sprays regularly and uses only top farm supplies. Mr. Yamada has served in the Japanese Association and his farming operations plowing, planting, fertilizing, spraying and irrigating. He also keeps his equipment in good operation condition. MUS AND Kiyoko have two daughters, Julie Hand La Ree 12. Mrs. Yamadas mother al- so lives with them to complete their family unit. Davis SCD (Soil Conservation District) and developed a con- servation plan for their farm. Most of the planned practices have now been accomplished. hires ALL WHO know iWtA, and Kiyoko speak well of them and their family. We are proud to have them as part of our com- ficient irrigation water use. Mus says, A farmer is a first grader each year. Each year brings different circum operates leased land He local youth to help with farm work and takes time to help his neighbors. installing over 3,000 feet of concrete ditch lining on his home place, installing water control structures and leveling land for more ef- 1957. They became cooperators of the MUS the Farm Bureau. TED HAS worked with Mus The Yamadas purchased their 50acrefarm in Water Consum piion In Layton Nearly Double From That Of L ast Year munity. vsb v Despite being on a volun- teer conservation program for saving water, Layton city are concerned because water consumption ! i ' i. , was nearly doubled in April from that of the same period - ; last year. PUBLIC Works Director Rulon Thornley said there are reasons for the increased t I a ' e i .i ) 'be , i f L mill. - - i h s i , - 1 mi BEST -- FOOD DEHYDRATOR Year Warrantee Thermostatically Controlled 1 Fast Drying Be Prepared for Summer FRUIT &VEG. CROPS U400 Include Dora Flack's Book Dry and Sava (Prlca Increasa In July Now la tha tlma to buy!) lieutenant and helor of science ruduation from tl e Academy, ho , t e in conserving said Mayor Lewis B NO ROTATION iM'uscommis u; o PERSONS seen wasting water in any way should be reported to city officials and neighbors should work i ,. P completion of nearly 200 new homes and the unusually dry spring, said Mr. Thornley Figures and comparison1-arbeing made for May, and Im certain water usage will instances of water waste last month and suggested that more emphasis be put on violators of the conservation plan. PORTABLE M Huge, son of re- - r nr,, p i mutenant .Mrs Milton H. lo Mutton Hollow - Jit members reported several COMPACT usage. v . MUCH OF the increase, however, can be attributed to be down. The mayor and city' council J d, is to adopt ores for limiting Seeing Is Believing! .r Cu.iiiuates Prom AF Academy . ,! water usage, but part of that increase can be attributed to persons violating the citys water use program. Layton residents used T4 million gallons m April, compared to 14.5 million for April a year ago, noted Mr. Thornley. This followed a 17 percent decrease in water use during March compared to the same period last year. ie first phase ater conserva- the next v : officials water, Davis County sheriff deputies are still seeking a suspect who reportedly fired his hand gun twice at Deputy Steve Yamada of is be used together Suspect Being Sought Yosh Muja, left, Davis SCD supervisor, presented conservation fanner award to Mr. and Mrs. Mus Yamada of Syracuse. niYIER AWARD in been select- - majored training at !'rt graduate . of Deceives 10 Year Pin - Recipe Book by Ruth Laughlin Ufa looked a long tlma before we found a Dryer we would sell! Dri-B- EXCaiiKT UL LISTED PARTS Available at: Centerville, Utah hi i r . ; resid-- ot ci re- - - Base I!T opev D r. Is i rune-tracto- r Ceie'.a and STEAM SAVES 80 and his wife elm children. n 1 a e UTAHS NEW IDEAL FRUIT CANNER Water-- 50 '."Maintenance i e2s-oee- 829-173- 4 - Mr 2373 No. 890 W. Clinton, Utah 448 So. State Clearfield, Utah 8 295-212- Jana Bake The Health Shoppe (Mary Davis) Boyd A VMa Squire 555 E. Canter St. - ice pin has 'I'd to Clinton .ul Hansen at a' Fill Air Force la Hi! CAPACITY SALE COOKER Time & Energy $ 115 95 Layton City 4th of July Celebration Starring Knecht told him the suspect then drove ahead a short distance, stopped, turned and fired two shots from a revolver. The suspect then rode off. Shade h. DEPUTY Alan Larsen, who was riding patrol with Deputy Knecht, continued the search but could not find the suspect. Later, about 15 officers and some 35 to 40 volunteers searched the mountainside for about four hours without finding a trace of the suspect, the sheriff said, grb ain IN CONCERT I Group Rates Call 376-272- 1 r' With Special Guest Michelle Marie Nicolo Jl LAYTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Monday, July 4, 1977 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 1977 7:00 p.m. Tickets on Sale at City Offices Reserved Seats $3.50 General Admission (A) $2.50 (B) $2.00 |