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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1965 PAGE THREE Grange Women Plan Slugs, Snails Pose Grower Problems; Booster Night; Elect Journal Names New Correspondent To Report Buena Vista Activities (Beginning with th.s issue, Mrs f Mr. and Mrs George Nesbitt* Mr. Mr. and and Mrs Mrs. Ben and Mrs. Ben Ekanger Ekanger and* and* Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lester < Cleaver, 1965-66 Officers Glenn (Helen) Hoffman is new and son, Spencer of Wenatchee, family of Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. John, Carl and Dave; Mr. and OSU Eniomologisi Studies Controls New Horne Economics club members correspondent for the Buena Vis- Wash., visited from Thursday to Bill Richesin and family were A European Npecies of garden slug and a plant-eating snail are spreading through the Northwest, potting a new problem for flower gaxleners, vegetable growers and ranchers, reports Dr. Hamblin Crowell, Oregon State university entomologist. Weapons against them are few, because chemical comp** nies in the past have riot considered the land relatives of clams and oysters enough of ' a ♦ problem to bother developing must remain on products for hu- an effective pesticide for con num consumption. Crowell emphasized that the trolling them, he added. tolerance was set not because the Tin- European black slug, first found in the Portland areu in the chemical is particularly poisonous 1940’s, is a ravenous feeder on to man, but because no one has most types of vegetution and wanted to spend the time »nd seeks shrubbery, ground cover money needed to prove higher plnnts and piles of debris for shel levels arc safe. ter. The mollusks, which range Damage Many Crops Oregon weather is ideal for In color from black through brick red, are gradually spreading periodic outbreaks of slugs, Crow throughout the Northwest and ell declared The animals multiply appear to be replacing the more rapidly during a cool, wet spring and, while not as spectacular as familiar gray garden slug. some insect epidemics, they do Introduced From Europe much damage to crops such ax The other invader, the brown lettuce, beans and clover. garden snail, was introduced 100 Crowell is working on an OSU years ago into California from Agricultural Experiment station Europe where it is considered a project to find alternate methods delicacy. The 1 Mi • inch brown of controlling them. Although an speckled snail is not yet u pest entomologist, whose traditional in Oregon, but colonies have been field is insects, he became inter- found at Coquille and Seaside und in land mollusks because at Long Beach, Wash They also ‘ ested they damage plants in much the appear to I m - spreading, Crowell same ways as Insects. noted. The scientist, who keeps several The two animals differ in that thousand lugs and snails for stu a snail has un external shell into dy, has been experimenting with which it can withdraw, while a biological controls. 11c found that slug has only a shell rudiment a species of mite will attack and enclosed within its body. kill slugs under laboratory con Slugs, which so far are the ditions, but in nature mite popu only land mollusks of economic lations have not been observed to importance in Oregon, have few get high enough to be effective. natural enemies and arc unaffect Other Controls Tested cd by most pesticides, the scien Another possibility is a chemi- tist explained For some 25 years, cnl fertilizer called Cyanamid. the only weapon against them was Crowell has found that 300 a chemical called metaldehyde, pounds per acre — about double which has not been entirely sat- the normal application—will kill isfactory. 80 to 85 percent. A herbicide also Slugs May Recover has been useful on corn and beans Metaldehyde the active ingre- if applied early enough, he said. A species of fly larva has been dient in most slug baits—some- times only paralyzes the pests, reported ns a possible parasite on Crowell said. If a period of cool, slugs, but it has not been tested damp weather follows, they may yet by Crowell. recover without ill effects. Another difficulty is the "zero tolerance" the Food and Drug ad ministration has set on metalde hyde This means that no trace By SCOTT LAMB Information Director of Oregon Trail Grunge met Mon tu community. The Journal pub Saturday in the Alva Goodell day afternoon at the home of lishers ask area residents to co home. Marguerite Moss with nine wo operate by giving her any news Navyman Calls Moth*r which they feel will be of men present. Roll call was an items Mrs. Edith Whipple received a interest to relatives, neighbors long distance telephone call Sun swered by members telling their and friends.) day evening from her son, Ken favorite TV program. | _______ neth, who is in the Submarine Plans were completed for Boos- By Helen Hoffman division of the U. S. Navy at New t< i night to be held on Oct 21 BUENA VISTA—Mr and Mrs. London, Conn. Mrs. Teddie Rook and discussion was held regard ing 4-H club night and a banquet Russell Talbot visited from Fri- stool of Orovada, Nev., spent the day until Sunday afternoon with weekend with her mother, Mrs. for Grange Insurance officials. Whipple. Election of officers was held the Buster Talbot family at West Gary, Brian, Don and Alan fall. and the following members were Cleaver hunted near Juntura last Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hoffman elected: Ornu Cleaver, president; week and returned home with Polly Holub, vice president; and were Sunday dinner guests of I four deer. 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