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EIGHT - H rppner G azette-1 imes, H rppner. Oregon U td m v ln » , September 13. I9H9 T o o ls to battle R u ssia n wheat a p h id v a ry in effectiveness EASTERN OREGON OUTDOORS hs Mark Hagelt Not *o long ago. wc eastern Oregon Hunters Should the spelling (and some of us even them, to be a tropical disorder indigenous to citroi fruits, particularly those fre qucntly found stuck to the rim of margarita glass Today, however, most outdoors people have at least heard of Lyme disease, the crippling infection carried and transmitted hy certain tiny ticks. Although the disease is named for a mysterious outbreak of arthritis in Lyme. Connecticut around 197b, it has since spread over the Last Coast, the northern tier of states, portions of the South and along the Pacific Coast And yes, cases of Lyme disease have been reported even here in eastern Oregon According to a published report by Dr Julius M (Doc) Kowalski. M D . official Medical Council for the Outdoor Writers Association of America, the first sign o f illness is a red '•pimple" at the bite site An enlarging rash like area of redness will usual!) surround the site, and can grow from two to three inches in diameter to the m / c of a dinner plate l lu like symp toms will follow, often including fatigue, headache, chills, fever, sore throat, muscle weakness, stiff neck and swollen lymph nodes But the final stage of the disease can be the most debilitating, according to Dr Kowalski, and can suddenly occur within weeks of the appearance of the pimple and rash or may not strike for up to two years "This is the crippling Lyme Disease arthritis." Kowalski wrote "It affects the major joints, particularly the knees, with pain and swelling There i* recurrent weakness, fever, and arthritis The culprit, at least here in the West, is the Western black legged tick, identified by its dark, if not black, forward section and orange posterior At less than half the si/c of an ordinary wood tick, the little beast is dif ficult to spot yet packs a formidable punch if infected with l yme disease It is commonly referred to as a deer tick since it often chooses larger ungulates such as deer and elk to supply it with a necessary meal of blood before dropping to the- ground to begin Us reproduction cycle l nfortunate ly. the little free loader also finds human blood quite acceptable in satis fying this particular requirement With archery season already in progress and the general big game seasons scant weeks away, hunters should be on the lookout lor these ticks, par ticularly when handling downed big game animals The very fact that you arc hunting in good game habitat means you could he a prime tick habitai as well Expert* advise tucking your pant legs into your socks or boots, wearing tight cuffed shirts and tucking in the shirt tails Repellent* con taming high concentrations of the ingredient DLL I . such as Muskol or Ben * 100, can discourage tick attachment when applied to clothing or skin The fact that you have been bitten by a black legged tick carrying Lyme disease does not necessarily mean you have been infected with the disorder According to Dr Rossignol, an entomologist with Oregon State l niscr sity. the tick would have to he attached for several hours up to a full day -in order to transmit the disease “ If you check yourself every day and pull it off, Rossignol said The ticks appear to be unable to transmit the (Lyme) parasite before its been attached for 24 hours " If you find a tick on yourself, it is important that you just pull it off, Rossignol instructed "Nothing fancy-no vaseline or gasoline or whatever ” This is the method that we were once told was wrong, but experts now agree that the best way to remove a tick is to simply grasp the tiny bug as close to the skin as possible and pull with a steady . even pressure, tak ing care not to twist or squeeze the tick, which can release germs into the bite and cause mouth parts, (the tick s. of course) to break off After !the tick has been removed, wash hands and the bite site with soap and ! water or an alcohol swab Rossignol invites anyone finding a tick which they susjx'ct may be of the Western black legged variety to send it with a note stating where the tick was found, to Insect identificalion. I Vpt of I nlomology, ( >Sl l or vallis. OR 97331 He said contributions such as this greatly aid resear chcrs in establishing the range and distribution of this potential threat Beware o f Getting Ticked Nordstrom trunk show Sept . 22 and loan To view specific sizes, styles or brands, call Terrie at b7b 9021 or Joyce at b7b 922« The trunk show will feature styles tor the working women and specialty sizes Limited seating is available A luncheon trunk showing of Nordstrom's styles will be held Saturday. Sept 23 at I p m upstairs at the Heppncr hlk's lodge 1 ickets for the event, which is sponsored by the Soroptimist Club, arc available for S3 at Benjamin franklin Sav ings o m n v s x tx ra m u n s n n u u x n * ; ON ANY NEW POLARIS ATV Plus No Payments and No Interest for 90 Davs The tool* we have been using for Russian wheal aphid control have not been very effective. Although they have given control in the 90% to 99% range, this has allowed the field to reach threshold level* of in festation again within a couple of weeks RWA control has to include tools other than chemical if we are going to he effective in combating this pest Planting date is one such tool The Russian wheat aphid will prohahly begin to have significant flights again laic in September or early (Xiober this fall Such was his behavior last year and we expect no change Wheat that is up and growing when the flights occur can expect to he in fested with the aphid The date for a good knock-down frost in this country, the kind where the temperature goes down and stay* down for awhile, is about a week before Thanksgiving, depending on elevation If a producer wants to avoid spraying for the aphid this fall, it would be best to plant the wheat around Mid (Xiober With normal temperatures this would prevent an infestation this tall, and perhaps avoid one in the spring hcforc die big flights of aphid occur about May Spring wheat or barley ts par ticularly susceptible to RWA damage Most spring grams were sprayed two times this year, ansi still they suffered from the aphid If spring crops arc necessary, consider alternative crops Oats, while not adapted to dry land Morrow County. arc resistant M RWA The aphid will not attack broadlcaf crops, such as spring rape Controlling problem weeds by rotating through spring grains may no longer be economic, and tall wheat coupled with atrazinc and a tolerable number of weeds might he preferable The application of an insecticide with the seed at planting time is not recommended There is no data to support Us benefit OSU is working on resistant varieties of wheat to the RWA. but it will be K to 10 years before one is released The Russian wheat aphid is a serious jicst of wheat It may well get worse before it gets better, since it is still ad.qsting to this environment Wc need to use every tool at our disposal to fight this pest, and to preserve the tools wc have If we were, for example, to use only one pesticide as the sole control of this aphid, very soon wc would have a resistant strain of aphid and no tool to use Applying a systemic chemical as a side dressing while seeding wheat in order to control the Russian wheat aphid is a practice that is gaining in popularity in Morrow County The St. P atrick ’s Senior Center Bulletin B oard Wc jrc all pleased with the workers preparing to pave our bask parking lot and with the new sidewalk bordering our center and running through to Chase St It's putting on the finishing touch for our center We arc also pleased with the residents here who some to join us in the sitting room and lor meals on Wednesday Wc undcrstansl that all but one ot the apartments arc now occupied Die group has scheduled a "get as quaintcd" evening with dinner in the sitting room on September 17 Our group sent representatives to the community potiuck at the fairgrounds last Sutulay Marilyn Bergstrom, our cook, from the nutri tion site program and Jane Rawlins from the Senior Center Board both attended Getting to know everyone was fun and the toixl was delicious Wc hope they 'll do (hat again Thu Week Wc still have a large coffee table, two stcre«»s and a pool table which arc free for anyone who wants them The Veterans of f oreign Wars met in our sitting room on Wednesday evening I'hursilay at 9 a m "M orning Meditations" with Rev Grace Drake will be held in our sitting room Ned week Wednesday at noon will be our regular luncheon The menu is pork and dressing, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, bran muffins and fruity icllo The ladies from the Episcopal Church will assist with serving Wc always give a free meal ticket and a door prize These were won Iasi week by Bernice Nash and Dot Halvorscn Hostesses this month are Chris Burkcnbinc and Jane Rawlins Through the winter we re planning to have a food and tun night the se cond Sunday ol each month, beginning (Xtobcr K A potluek supper will be followed by game* Everyone is welcome Edna Bailey has presented us with a complete set ol Bingo game set up We'll be using that soon SEE WHAT’S NEW THIS FALL ON HIM) & THE DISNEY CHANNEL FREE CONNECT FRFF ONE MONTH I m . t-K^W WxU i»* Weh y» D •»§♦»*• * JT A t a c a n N » fw /nnS»is S' ,*»«*••• ISe-w « / f t r r w t* w " c . f c - m / . - l S» b s fs S S tti t» * v tfy a S Z ts */»» t{4 ,t> « 1 m A W*f rot vest v f M f Always wwtsr a htWwl f»yf l»"*« 1»»' Ars) prutrrlrse > hittaig Mtwtw rsto on tstvwd of l*<* aphid can be a severe pest on fall seeded wheal, especially wheat that is seeded early. County agents from around the Columbia Plateau put their heads together recently and decided that the evidence we had on using systemic insecticides at planting lime was not sufficient to warrant rrcom mending the practice No sooner had we decided this than the WSU entomologist from Prosser, Dr Keith Pike, went on record in favor of systemic* at plan ting time under certain conditions, such as with early seeded wheat Does this mean that we county agents are wrong* Maybe, but I think it means more that we know all too little about this aphid and how to control tt Whether or not a particular pro ducer should spend the money to adapt his drills so he can apply an insecticide at planting time depends on where he is farming and when he feels he needs to seed in order to maximize his profits Larly seeding in the north end of Morrow ( '« H in t s has resulted in significantly better yields in recent years, especially since wc have had Stephens variety wheat Larly seeding has also been necessary in order to put the seed in to moist soil at an appropriate depth Waiting to seed has resulted in in creased weed problems, poor stand establishment due to moisture pro Menu, and lower yields On the other hand, the Russian wheat aphid may pul quite a lot ot pressure on early seeded fall wheat and our pesticides arc not very ef fective controls Experience this last spring has shown that as little as two weeks after spraying there can be economic threshold population of aphids in the wheat again Ansi systemic side-dressing at seeding time may not be any more effective Dr Pike suggests that its effectiveness is limited to about three weeks from planting lastly, the ground in north Mor row County depends on deep moisture to produce the excellent yields they have cnioycd these past few years, and this year the moisture is not down there It stops about tour feet down A big wheat plant which develops from early seeding may run >ut of moisture just about the time when it needs it the most The question whether or not to use dry insecticide at planting tunc can not be answered here It depends on too many variables It can he answered only by individual pro duccrs who base their decisions on as much information as is available There arc no right or wrong answers There arc only questions which wc try to answer THF LIVfS OF BEN FRANKLIN **» t*«« tt *W •a.» a «v*i — s * m» pmr* »l» < ht road» rswvst r»c onsvwrsH ItsU .«I At V f s S - s î,W * U m m x j , .s a w Fot utM« arsi Instasi fdotmafMv *•*> vns» dt***"* o» cm O **t» •* H M I V « 9 » t b *1 M K I « * ) « tra O l l a ca ssi m patts sw ttsj A t v d»tw^» WMOAT UI1IM UI M o I I I k * I m i »« I jv I w A • Ml ST PHONE TO PARTICI PATE-676-9663 CONNECT WEEK OF t iiln im in llt u i n u t L E X IN G T O N LU M B ER Lexl I, O re. 989-8586 s m m x m m m m ' SEPT. IS-22 HEPPNER T V . INC. "T e le v is ió n by C a b le ' Farms earn Lexington yard of month Ed and Ruth Parm's yard was selected by the Ixxington Garden Bugs as the September Yard of the Month " They have many beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees." said a Garden Bug spokcspcrs«>n " Their lawn is always mowed and weed free Highlights of their yard arc the Marigolds which have grown over two feet in height The fl«>wers and foliage arc beautiful Ruth wti«i enjoys working in the yard says. "It is worth all the hard work when you see the results The Parms live on Main St Everyone is invited to drive by and lake a peek at their yard The Parms were presented with a "whirlcy gig" to hang up on their front porch Mel Allyn makes the decorations for the Yard «if the Month winners July yard of month awarded to Keys lexington (iarden Club yard of the month for July was awarded to Mr and Mrs Tim Key “ When the young couple mtiscd to the com munity less than a year ago." said a garden club member, "they found a yard full of weeds, overgrown shrubs and garbage left by a former occupant." Now their yard is virtually weed free, neat and clean "T im . who confesses to be the gardner of the family' has many other plans for his home " Fair and Rodeo Court tryouts set V The Morrow County Pair Board scheduled the Eair and Rixieo Court tryouts on (Ktohcr 22. begin ning at I p m at the fairgrounds in Heppncr All interested contestants should contact the Eair Office for an ap^ plication and rules Deadline for ap plications to be turned in at the Eair ( )Micc will be 3 p m on (Xtober 19 Highlights o f the rules and guidelines for selection are • Applicant must he a Morrow County resident, * Must be lb years of age but not more than 21 bv A u g u s t I; has • Never married, had a child, or livcd/living with a boyfriend; • Must ride a horse. • Neat in appearance. • Must be able to conduct oneself in a mature, courteous and ladylike manner. • Must be able to relate to the general public at parades, luncheons and events; • Must be able to advertise the Fair and Rodeo to the best of your ability, • Must be able to get along with others, share rcsp»>nsihilities BANK OWNED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Three bedroom, one bath home with family room in basement. Interior o f the house has been recently repainted. The assessed value is $23,970.00. Purchase price is $17,500.00. Excellent terms available. Please contact George Koffler or Jim Wishart at 676-9125 for appointment to view. Celebration of Savings SUPER SAVINGS ON OUR FINEST FORMAL AND ( ASUAL DINNERWARE! Sete« I o r .Kkted im to so ur pattern ot w o rld lamouo Nrm take D m rw rw a re . now during our Sale of settings sets and tal <»rd«-r op«-n slot k at « essors p««-« es Sase as w ell IS N o n take ( ry sta l, ( asnal G la ssw a re arsd G iltw a re SAVE $ 1 2 .SO lo S 10 o n PI AC £ S£ H I M •SA V I 20% o n O P E N S T iX K Salt* p r it o s R o o d th ro u R h D e c . 1 4 th .
