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
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The trunk show will feature styles
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sizes Limited seating is available
A luncheon trunk showing of
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Saturday. Sept 23 at I p m upstairs
at the Heppncr hlk's lodge 1 ickets
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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
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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
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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
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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
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