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Show V - r '(' r - 5 t . - - '.-- ; i f Lakeside Review, Wednesday, August 19, 1987 9A Destructive beetle expanding into Davis County A destructive beetle that is causing economic losses in northern Utah grain fields is expanding its territory into Weber and Davis counties. The cereal leaf beetle was discovered causing damage in Morgan County in 1984, the first sighting of the beetle west of the Mississippi. It has since spread into Weber, Davis and Summit counties, where it has also caused economic damage. And signs of its presence have now been found in south Cache County and Box El- - der County, says Jay Karren, Utah State University Extension entomologist. The beetle attacks wheat, oats, barley, and has been causing economic losses as high as 30 to 50 percent, Karren says. That means a farmer who usually would harvest 100 bushels an acre is now getting only 50 to 60 bushels an acre from infested fields. crops generate about $55 million a year in cash receipts to farmers, according to Utah agricultural statistics. The cereal leaf beetle overwinters as an adult so its easy to transport, especially in straw. It survives best in irrigated grains and other areas, but Karren says there is concern it could adapt to dryland grains and grasslands. high-moistu- re One farmer began threshing and was getting so little from his He says the beetle and its damfield he gave it up, Karren says. age are fairly easy to see, and he Utahs wheat, oat and barley advises Utah grain farmers to keep an eye out for it. The insect has black to blue wings and is orange at the head. It is about a fourth to a third of an inch long and it lays yellow eggs and has black larvae. It can be found on the leaves where it eats the top green layer, leaving the leaves white. The grain heads appear to develop, but theres nothing in them. Two years ago, entomologists introduced a parasitic wasp into Morgan County in an attempt at biological control. That parasite, which preys on the cereal leaf beetle larvae, is now becoming established. This spring the entomologists plan to introduce at the Farming-to- n Agricultural Experiment Station to a parasitic wasp that preys on the beetles eggs. In the meantime, farmers can work to control the beetle with the chemicals Guthion, malathi-o- n or Thiodane. eggs have hatched, probably around the middle of June," Karren says. y surveys showed numerous eggs being laid, so he farmers should keep a close watch on their fields in the next Mid-Ma- adi-vis- es few weeks. Sevin, registered for use only on wheat, kills the eggs, larvae and adults and can be applied at any time, he says. These chemicals give good For more information on the control if applied at the right cereal leaf beetle, call the USU time, which is when most of the Extension county office. $ r t t i was discovered in wall of restaurant. Remodeling yields old war poster HILL AIR FORCE BASE Refurbishment of one of Hills i I I i I f I I y i ft ; f i : i - 5 base restaurants has yielded a relic from World War II. Vern Walters, a carpenter employed by Stephens Construction of Salt Lake City, was tearing out a set of three walls inside the building when he happened to notice a vintage 1942 poster advertising the sale of war bonds. It was buried between the walls. I was very careful taking it off because it was in remarkable condition and I knew it was old. It was tacked to the wall with small nails at each corner; other than that, I dont think there are any marks on it, said Walters. As old as it is, I cant believe the shape its in. It was probably tacked to the wall when the building was first built. The poster was tacked to the original restaurant wall and was covered up by two other walls that had been added over the years from other remodeling projects. You can tell this place has been remodeled quite a few times, said Walters. Weve found quite a few things in here. We found a cache of old dirty magazines in the ceiling. The mint condition poster has been given to the Heritage Foundation to be displayed in the Hill AFB Museum. Farmington acts to halt junk cars IF PERFECT FARMINGTON Farming-to- n City is cracking down on junk cars. . Often cars are left in vacant lots or along the side of the road. Others are parked in the yards of homes. First we (the city) send them a letter requesting that they remove them (the cars) and then we have the attorney send one. We have got good results from this method, said Robert Scott, city planner. The people talk to us and we work out a solution. It has been postive. 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