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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
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Sheriff’s Report
The Sheriff** office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports dispat
ching the following business during
the past week:
June 5 Morrow Counts Sheriff*s
office received a report of a
suspicious vehicle in the lone area
Complaint was unfounded.
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;
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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