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(O r * .) POST Thur* >1. Fighting landscape weeds mean chemical warfare Keeping the home tandacap« weed free to e tireeome but meentiel teak for the homeowner who wants to m aintain that well-manicured look around lawns, flower beds and shrubs. The easiest way to control weeds to to rem ove them by hand or with a hoe or rake, f a — where weeds are widespread and well-established, some chemical weed control may be needed. "Chemical weed control is easier if you identify the weeds before star ting the control program ," says Ray McNeilan, Oregon State University Extension home gardening agent Some weeds that can cause p ro blems in the home landscape are field bindweed (m orning glory), Canada thistle, poison oak and wild R e p e a te d tr e a tm e n ts Once they are under the bark, the borers can girdle the tree and kill it. The borer can be p a rtic u la rly damaging to new plantings and young trees. Control of the peach and prune root borer to best accomplished from mid- July to early August. Sprays contain ing lindane or thiodan should be dren ched on the lower limbs and trunk and allowed to puddle up on the ground at the base of the tree Allow one to two pints per tree. Neither insecticide should be used within 11 days of harvest. Applica tions two weeks apart are necessary and timing is important. Once the larvae have bored into the tree, they are protected from the drench. Gardeners who object to using chemical preventative« can uncover the trunk to get at the burrows. Then poke a flexible w ire in the hole to puncture the cream-colored larvae. “ I t can be a tedious process, but should be effective," McNeilan said. Feds review county flood plan maps S lw , Victory 0 fully leafed out. Glyphosate also is recommended for control of w ild blackberries. Repeated tre a tm e n ts m ay be necessary. Of course there are many more weed-controlling compounds on the market than those listed here. Many types of herbicides are available at garden stores The labels on the various products should list the types of weeds the pioduct may be used on. McNeilan stresses that careful adherence to the label instructions for use of herbicides must be follow ed for effective weed control. w ith Western peach borers need quick treatment I f plants could talk, the appearance of western peach tree borers in the neighborhood would have peach and plum trees yelling for help. Homeowners with flowering phtm trees or fruiting plum, peach or prune trees should be on the lookout for peach tree borers. They common ly are called peach and prune root borers, said Ray McNeilan, Oregon State University Extension home gardening agent. In the adult stage, the borer to a steel blue modi (the female has an orange stripe around the abdomen) that lays eggs on or near the tree trunk. Once hatched, the larvae then bore into the trunk, crown and roots of the tre, leaving sawdust and am ber to reddish gummy secretions by the entry holes. "Borers seldom attack a tree higher than 11 inches on the trunk above ground level and they may at tack tree roots up to three inches below the soil line." McNeilan said. dicamba. Painting or daubing the leaves of weeds with the herbicide is effective for treatment in areas where spraying is not possible or practical Control of poison oak is best ac complished by using glyphosate. Repeated treatments may be re quired for complete eradication. Ap ply the herbicide when poison oak is glyphosate, 2,4-D amine or dicamba (Banvel) work best for control of fie ld bindweed. Many desirable plants are susceptible to these her bicides, so be careful when applying, McNeilan says. 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The study includes flood plain maps showing areas that would be in undated by a 100-year flood, flood elevation profiles and flood in surance rate maps for the use of financial institutions and insurance agents in determining who must pur chase flood insurance and the cost of the insurance. “ People with hard engineering data about flood plain locations can insure that the F E M A maps are ac curate,” he said. “ People who own or live on property along streams can learn about insurance.” Class of 1981 sets five-year reunion The Sandy Union High School class of 1981 w ill hold its five-year reunion at noon on Saturday, Aug. 23 in Meinig Park. For more information, call Wanda Boswell W itt, 668-8504, or June Huber, 668-4347, evenings. V Look lor the B * Yodo» S«gn ■ t . O rIg in s I |LowCost Cat i Dog ■ ■ Vaccination Clinic By Put Prevent A-Caru I BAVE TMS AO UCffS TOUGHEST SECOND I0B. '-------- -- Rabies (3 yr.)............. D.75I Cat " 3 - i n - r ............. 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