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Show i. SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community Kanab Women's Civic Club to meet March 23 at Senior Citizen's Center Trim GSefflwi Ah, Spring! When a young mans fancy turns to... well enough ofthat! Put down your trowels, shovels and hoes and attend the Kanab Womens Civic Club March meeting. It will be held on March 23 at the Senior Citizens Center at 6:00 p.m. Our hostesses this month 3 for reservations before March 20. are Mary Craven, Bev Moore and Clyde Vance. Be sure to call Edyth MacDonald at Entertainment is always interesting! Dinner is $3.00 per person and bring a friend. QB&so m I 644-237- tMltt Some reinforcing information comes from a professor of ento- mology at the University of Maryland, Michael J. Raupp who is also an avid researcher of insect interaction in gardens. Less than ten percent of insect species are pests. The rest are neutral just passing through A i . 5 ... ytys-y- . ' A ", or are beneficials. tt P' 15 WEDNESDAY MARCH 15, 1995 1 While a gardener may question Raupps statement, if the fruit trees or roses are hosting massed colonies of aphids, perhaps his next statement applies, the use of insecticides to combat pests is often inappropriate - synthetically based pesticides manufactured by big chemical companies kill 100 percent of the insect population, only a small minority of which is actually doing damage. He further states that most gardens do have some beneficials. But because of the 100 percent kill using pesticides, the help from beneficials is also gone! - - & &- Raupp and other experts urge gardeners to raise the odds for good bugs to take up residence in our gardens by creating an inviting environment for them. All insects at some time in their lives are nectar or pollen eaters, which means they seek out flower-fille- d gardens with an array of different varieties. If a gardener isnt happy mixing flowers with veggies, which many organic gardeners do, border patrol plant a close-by or Haven package, previously suggested. To invest now could be advantageous over -- pests. Raupp adds, erradication (of pests) should not be the objective. You want to lower the pest population i o tolerable levels. They will provide a food source for beneficials. It extracts a heavy toll on beneficials if there are no prey. Though the of study beneficials is just developing the handful that have been identified and proven effective are real olympians of the pest police force. Here are some Raupp names, the ladybug, green lacewing and the tiny mini-was- p as known Trichogramma. Next week, flowers that attract them and pests they prey on. Salt Lake Tribune, March 2, Byline of Adrienne Cook Clyde Robin Seed Co., P.O. Box 2366, Castro Valley, CA 94546 Gardens Alive, 5100 Schenley Place, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. A AS ' ' tf' v fYxY x "v:Y::: x viYxYvY.' v.v.Y.' : xYaY. ;:Yx-- xY:. v .Y The word is getting out about our farm and ranch loans. How do you tell which bank really understands farmers and ranchers? Well, you can look in a Zions parking lot. loans for land purchases; Credit lines for next And then you can look at what we're offering inside Like long-terseasons crops $nd loans secured by water stock. The fact is, no matter what your needs, we can tailor a loan program thats right for you. For complete information, cal! your local Zions branch Or stop in. (We're saving a spot for you.) m ZIONS BANK M m ' r F l I C -- b. tsi |