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- .- .r f / ».* '* ,;?-5 A <t •* * •' . •t V ' r. * * * • s • » •. *■ • I . 1 Heppner (¿»rette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, June 14. 1989 - THREE Wasps studied fur control of aphids Oregon Stale University en tomologists hit the road Thursday with some special cargo-tiny Euro- pean «asps, no bigger than gnats The wasps are natural predators of the Russian wheat aphid and are he ing studied as a possible means of controlling the pest According to Jeff Miller. OSU en tomologist. the wasps will be releas ed in outdoor cages containing Rus sian wheat aphid infested wheat at OSU's Hermiston Agricultural F.v periment Station The aphids and wasps will he obsersed to see if the wasps control the aphids, said Miller “ Evolution has developed a predator prey relationship hetwen species And the Russian wheat aphid came to this country from Asia without any of the cocvolved enemies that wiki Id naturally sup press its populations at home.” said Miller He's an expert in biological conirol-the use of a pest organism's own natural enemies to keep it in check “ It's our aim to use the aphid's natural enemies to control it.” he said “ There is a new awareness that spraying is not the only way to go it is only a short term solution Aphids rapidly develop resistance to pesticides.” Last year, with funding from agricultural experiment stations in 15 wheat growing states, scientists traveled to Turkey, the home of the Russian wheal aphid, and collected five types of tiny parasitic wasps known to help keep the aphid in con trol in its homeland The researchers hope the wasps will do what they do on their home turf-kill Russian wheat aphids Miller and his research assistants arc raising offspring of these Turkish wasps in the OSU entomology department “ As we get population booms in the lab. the wasps will continue to be gathered up and tested on Russian wheat aphid-infested wheat at the Hermiston station.” Miller said The Russian wheat aphid was first found in the United States in 19X6 Within a year, wheat fields on the Great Plains were teaming with the tiny, plant-sucking insects Yields were reduced by 50 percent in some areas The aphids were first seen in Oregon in 1987 Though they have yet to be found in high numbers throughout Pacific Northwest wheat fields, farmers worry about poten tial effects the pest might have on their crisps According to Miller, each female wasp lays an egg in an aphid Each wasp egg hatches into a larva that grows inside the aphid, eventually killing the aphid “ We can :ell if the wasps are suc ceeding in killing the aphids if we find ‘mummies' on the wheat." ex plained Miller Mummies are the bloated, dead, wasp- in levied Russian wheat aphids The parasitic wasp larva eventual ly forms a pupa inside the bloated aphid, where it matures ink) a wing cd adult The adult chews a hole through the mummy, emerges, and flics away to lay an egg in another aphid, starting another generation, he said If the wasps are successful in kill ing the aphids in the caged ex periments. they will he released in to the Hermiston experiment station fields to see if they are successful exit of captivity “ Eventually we will be looking at the aphid population levels to see if they decline over time We will also look at wheat yields," he added “ It's hard to figure out how im portant these wasps will be in con trolling the aphid.” said Miller. “ In some cases, we have had amazing success with biological control of pest aphids with parasitic wasps " In California, for instance, the spotted alfalfa aphid was once a bad pest but has become extremely rare after the introdution of three of its natural parasites, all wasps “ But keeping track of the effec tiveness of parasites is very difficult because of the natural wild tluctua tions in numbers of both the parasite and the p re y ," said Miller “ Weather, disease, other natural enemies, agricultural practices, management and crop type can also affect the system we arc studying The wasps arc also being studied and raised by Agricultural Experi ment Station entomologists in jbout 14 wheat growing states besides Oregon This year, said Miller, these stations will fund lour more cxplora tions to Europe and Asia to find natural enemies of the Russian wheat aphid Ralph Berry and Jack l^attin. also OSU entomologists, arc testing wheat varieties for resistance to the aphid and are looking for other predators of the Russian wheat aphid that already reside in Oregon's wheat fields Searching for a safe, secure way to save for retirement? 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Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Heppner ambulance to a residence outside of Heppner on Hwy 74 in reference to a farming ac cident One subject was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital: Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Board man ambulance to a residence at West Glen Estates for a female with unknown illness No transport was made. Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Boardman Fire Department to report of a fire smouldering in some yard sale fur niture across from H Bar W, Board man and First June 6 Morrow County deputy, Oregon State police and Imgon police department responded to report of a domestic dispute in pro gress Investigation is continuing. Morrow County deputy assisted hy Irrigon police department ar rested Vkade Drury. 32. Irrtgon. on two counts of Assault IV Drury was lodged in Benton County jail; Morrow County deputy respond cd to rural Irrigon in regard to a report of some juveniles involved in a disturbance. June 7 Morrow County deputy responded to five miles North of lone in reference to a civil matter Problem was resolved without incident; • Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a residence on Falcr Road One female was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital with an unknown illness June 8 Morrow County Sheriffs office dispjichrd the Arlington fire department to a vehicle fire, unknown location or outcome June 9 Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Condon fire department to a grass fire 14 miles west of Condon June 11 Morrow County Sheriffs office assisted Boardman police department with the arrest of a sub ject on a warrant for Negotiating a Bad Check out of Clackamas Coun ty and for Driving Under the In flucncc of Intoxicants Morrow County Sheriff's deputy cited Michael Kevin Siaw, 26. Umatilla, to appear on a charge of Possession of Less than I o/ of Mari|uan.i He was lodged al Benton County Jail in Kennewick on the warrant; Morrow County Sheriffs office began the investigation into possible crim inal m ischief in rural Boardman; Morrow County Sheriff s office investigated a vehicle accident on Hwy 207, 19 miles south of Hcpp ner Deceased at the scene was lone occupant. Sanunie Pauline (ieicr, 44 of Haines No other vehicles involv ed Accident is still under investigation. Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to the Boardman Manna in reference to an unknown injury No transport was made; Morrow County Sheriffs office assisted by Irrigon police department arrested Richard William Baher, 25. Irrigon. on the charge of Menancing Baher was lodged in Benton County. Morrow County deputy respond ed to Honeywild Estates in Irrigon to investigate report of sh«»ts being fired; Morrow County deputy respond exl to investigate report of Uwd music at Wagon Wheel Addition in Irrigon [hiring the week of June 5 12, Morrow County Sheriffs deputy assisted one disabled motorist Boardman • Irrigon G Please send me all the tacts about the Tandern Alternatives ! Call 676-9228. or 481-3274 With There will he a rummage sale at Stokes landing Senior Center in Ir rigon on June 15, 16 and 17 from 9 to 5 each day A lunch will he serv- _____ Home Phone Merrill Lynch clients please give name and office address ot your Financial C o n su ltant______________________________________ Merrill Lynch A tradition of trust Irrigon Police Report cd eac h day and baked foods w ill he available including maple bars made by Shirley the season to capture the* regain s all around title and teammate Steve Currin finished second The MSI women's team finished with 1.980 points, mote than doubling second place Western Montana s 835 Steve Currin will participate in Calf Roping. Steer Wrestling and Team Roping teaming up with Mol ly Mc Auliffc, Klamath Falls, OR For ticket information contact the CNFR ticket office during normal business hours at 406 ‘AM 481* Gerontology resources available at Extension office Individual copies of the following publications can be purchased at the Morrow County Extension Service in the Pettyjohn Office Building at Heppner Growing Older Sensory Changes discusses the sensory changes vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch that commonly occur in later life and (he implications ot these changes for the older person and for those who work with elders Aging Parents Helping When Health Fails provides information about family relationships and deci sion making in later life and general guidelines to consider when a per son laces the dilemma ol what to do about aged relatives Coping With Caregiving How to Manage Stess When Caring tor the Elderly Relatives a guide for help ing caregivers to maintain their own well being while providing care to an older person Discusses the sources »if carrgiving stress, warn ing signals, and ways to manage stress. Helping Memory-Impaired Elders A Guide for Caregivers pro vidcs family and professional caregivers with an understanding ot dementia in later life and ways t«i cope more effectively with the changes resulting from a progressive dementing illness In addition to general care and management guidelines, this publication outlines approaches for handling specific problems driving, wandering, money management, catastrophic reactions, hallucinations, eating, in continence, hiding of items, and Families and Aging A Guide to legal Concerns provides family members who have concerns ab»uit »ilder relatives with general legal information laving Arrangements in laitcr Life: discusses the impact a move can have on a person, living arrange ment upturns for older people with different needs, and factors to con sidcr when selecting a living arrangement When Death Comes Funeral and ( Khcr Alter Death Arrangements Ihscuvses the need for individuals to pre-plan and discuss afterdeath ar rangements with their families, categories of funeral costs; selecting a funeral home, casket, cemetery, grave markers, etc . and alternatives to a traditional funeral and burial, in eluding cremation, direct disposition of the b*idv, an»! body donation In the Middle Years a series of four publications Each examines Program“ will he June 20 at 3:30 p m More information can be <>b lamed al the Extension Office in Heppner The group adjourned to Paul's Restaurant where they en j«iyed a luncheon and further discus sion of the business of the extension group Those attending were. Lila Englcman, Delpha Jones, Carol Bennett, Isabelle Jones, Margcrat SuthcrIan and Shirley Richards concerns and adjustments mid life adults commonly encounter and pro sides information helpful in negotiating the developmental challenges ol the middle years Chamber Chatter B y C la u d ia H u g h « » C h a m tie « M a n a y a r Heppner Chamber ot,Commerce receives many letters with a variety of requests The past month your Chamber Manager has responded to students m Wilannvillc. JAirtl.md, Coos Bay. Hood Riser. Fatmcw. Oregon and Quincy, Washington, who are studying Morrow Counts From Wcndover, Nevada. Cambria. California; and Gillette. Wyoming were requests from families who would like to move to a small town like Heppner Folks in San Diego, California were interested in retiring here, a family from San Francisco wanted to vacation here, and Rube Goldberg was looking for antique book stores Opportunities lor pro moting our area jrc endless How do we "get all our ducks in a row"? We promote visitors, hold events to attract them, offer top notch hospitality, job opportunities, support events, activities, Willow Creek RV park, pass our operating levys so we have quality schools, keep our parksopen, and “ perk up our community It takes the entire community working together to keep our town a huh of activity Picture this stand in front ol Coast to Coast and visualize a tree- lined Main Street II you have trou hie imagining, check out the south end of Pendleton next tune you're there How many reading this would like to sec this become a reali ly in Heppner ’ If so. what would you he willing to contribute in man power, funding, etc to make this dream a reality ’ Chamber beautitica lion committee would be interested in hearing from you or your organization Next week's Chamber program will feature the Eastern Oregon video shown at the Governor s tourism Conference Sec you there Thought for the week “ Bring ideas in and entertain them royally lor one ot them may be the king [he Irrigon Police department report handling the following business during the week ot May 14 June 2 May 14 report ol I'hctt II at Ir rigon Market Under investigation May 17 report of Assault II at Rivervic-w t railer Court Victim was taken to the hospital Subnrci was ar rested and lodgevt Stay 18 Transported mental com mittal subject lo Pendleton May 20 SS arrant arrest Subject was cited and released May 23 Assisted Boardman police department tour subjects were arrested on Rape Kidnap charges ami transported, report of loose horses Horses were returned lo owner Don Jorgenson Slav 26 Irrigon police department assisted Pendleton poke department in reference to a theft investigation June I Report of a downed air cratt on Xth street west Incident was turned over to the Morrow County Sheriff’s department June 2 Responded to audible alarm it Rod's Market, everything proved to be secure, attempted to locate motorist Subjects were located in Die Dalles (50.T)(27-:i0l.> m (:• -V ■ ; * • * • S’ .‘ X • COMPUTER SUPPLIES •Statements •Invoices •Checks •Letterhead •Customized & i Continuous Business Forms G-T Printing 147 Willow-Heppner 676-9228 , H ardm an C o m m u n ity P ic n ic Father's Day, Jane ISth - r : ; v w * s 'v Hardman Community Centn » O-'-CN 9 .^ iff* WA * At Potluck Dinner at noon -' V, - -r - a J u n e 22 - 21 - 25 Free Drawing! 1 12 gauge Shotgun 2 Seiko W«atch 3 Gold/Dtamond Ring «*4- ¿¿0»/ UCHU Here ^ Saturday! Mam 567 2060 istori Hours 9 a m 6 p m . IS? 5 , I he Hcppnci Garden Club held their regular meeting at the home of Alan and Debbie Scott, Monday, June 4 Regular business was discussed and a fejiori was given on the plan ting ol the downtown planters Plans were made tor the observation of < tregon Garden Week the first week m June Members will be placing bouquets m the Museum and St Pat's Senior Center Several new members present told (>t their plans and had questions of new and interesting projects Refreshments were served by Irene Swanson and Debbie Scott LEHMAN HOT SPRI Swim in one of the U S A ’s | largest Hoi Spring pools 7 Days a Week All Year Around RV Parking (surte«" nt*'«' Primati»* Camps«** C all R ,r H ours I (iiirden club welcomes new members “Come Wfcr/cÄ Us Grow -Jír-V » .--j, • .* News Items Currin to represent MSU at CNFR rhirtcen outstanding members of the Montana Stale University Rodeo team will participate in the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) on June 13-17. Bo/enun has been the host site for 17 of the last 18 years. This season the men's and women's teams dominated the Big Sky Region Hie men's team finish cd with 3,845 points with Western Montana a distant second at 2,395 Ken tensegrav rallied at the end of - ‘V 0 ‘ : - ,i - *'c» . J *•>, cw j ' K** « ■' - v> - * V* -V j -, . 4*J * * • * ■ > , Í* r ^ • , 1 *• ♦ * A ? 1 « iZ 4. l « • I • n , ; *. « V v c:^-* . .* \ A.S Rummage sale at Stokes Landing j | Open S late_______ Zip . * *.* • N e w s Homemakers council met in Irrigon By Delpha Jones The Homemaker's County Coun cil of the Morrow County Extension met at the city hall in Irrigon on Tuesday with the president. Isabelle Jones presiding The Mini-College was discussed and Lila Englcman from the lone Study Group is atten ding Plans were discussed for a fair ho»Xh. and the group will work fur thcr on that July 16 A class on “ Women's Financial Information *> • .1 f- ■ C 2 0 f Free Fop U V - w r ' Z-*- ! , - VÖ.J
