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Page 4 • The Kerens Tribune • July 24, 2003
Agriculture
Variety
Agriview - grubs, grasshoppers
By Rick Hirsch
Henderson Co. Extension Agent
It’s July and the lawn’s
looking good. All that hard
work mowing, watering,
weeding and fertilizing is
paying off at last.
White grubs show up
every year in nearly all
Texas lawns. And while
they often don’t do any vis-
ible damage, given the
right conditions they can
transform any lawn into a
sorry patch of grass and
weeds.
White grubs are the im-
mature stage of the June
beetle. They feed on and
destroy root systems of
warm season grasses.
It takes five to 10 white
grubs per square foot of
turf to cause visible dam-
age.
Two insecticides are
available to homeowners
wanting to prevent white
grub damage
imidacloprid (sold under
the name Bayer Advanced
Lawn Season Long Grub
Control) and halofenozide
(sold as Scott’s Grub-Ex).
Both products provide
good control of grubs if
applied early, before dam-
age occurs.
Timing of application is
not as critical with these
products as with the older
insecticides such as
Diazinon and Dursban.
Both products last a rela-
tively long time in the soil,
so early application is an
option. But if you wait too
long they may not do the
job.
Watering after applica-
tion is another key to good
grub control.
GRASSHOPPERS:
Why are grasshoppers so
bad this year? This is a
common question once
again. Consecutive years of
hot, dry summers and
warm, dry autumns favor
grasshopper survival and
reproduction. Warm, dry
fall weather allows grass-
hoppers more time to feed
and lay eggs. The large
numbers of grasshoppers
present last fall left many
eggs in the soil which
hatched this spring.
Although grasshoppers
complete only one genera-
tion a year, eggs hatch over
a long period of time. De-
velopment from egg to
adult requires about 40 - 60
days.* Also, eggs of differ-
ent species hatch at differ-
ent times so small grass-
hoppers can be found
throughout the growing
season. Grasshoppers can
persist until late fall when
old adults begin to die or
when a killing frost occurs.
Eliminating weeds will
starve young hoppers and
later discourage adults
from laying eggs in the
area. Destroying weeds in-
fested with large numbers
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NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
of Kerens
Cooperative Gin
& Feed Company, Inc.
Approximately $103,000 is
available for distribution
to holders of
common and preferred
shares.
For more information
please write to:
P.0. Box 3200
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
of grasshoppers can force
the hungry grasshoppers to
move to nearby crops of
landscapes. Control the
grasshoppers in the weedy
area first with insecticides
or be ready to protect
nearby crops if they be-
come infected. Grasshop-
pers deposit their eggs in
undisturbed soil, as in fal-
low fields, road banks and
fence rows. Shallow tillage
of the soil in late summer
may be of some benefit in
discouraging egg lay.
Grasshoppers are sus-
ceptible to many insecti-
cides. However, insecti-
cides typically do not per-
sist more than a few days
and grasshoppers may soon
re-invade the treated area.
The length of control will
depend on the residual ac-
tivity of the insecticides
and the frequency of re-
treatment. Controlling
grasshoppers over a large
area will reduce the num-
bers present which can re-
infest a treated area. Dimlin
2L provides long residual
of young hoppers but is not
effective against adults.
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the ground. Neal Williams photo
Kerens area
emergency blood drive
Red Cross issues ungent appeal for immediate blood donations
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
Award Winner
A Kerens Community
Red Cross blood drive will
be held on Friday, July 25
from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the
First Methodist Church in,
Kerens. The church is lo-
cated at 205 NW 2nd
Street.
All participants at the
drive will receive the new
summer T-shirt plus the
opportunity to save three
lives. The drive is open to
the community and walk-
ins are welcome.
Earlier this month, the
American Red Cross
joined forces with the
American Association of
Blood Banks and
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Hwy. 31, Kerens
Livestock report
Athens Commission Company, Athens, Texas
Date: 7-18-03
Head: 2,586
Buyers: 119
Sellers: 333
Steers (per hundred weight)
Heifers
300-down $75 to $135
$70 to $130
300-400 $70 to $130
$65 to $107
400-500 $65 to $109
$60 to $102
500-up $60 to $100
$52 to $90
Comments: Plainer calves below these figures.
Slaughter
Pairs
Cows $24 to $50
Top $870
Heavy Bulls $47 to $60
Low-middle $650
Calves $15 to $125 head
Stockers $38 to $70
Horses $22 to $40
Goats $15 to $125 head
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Cows-Steady Calves-Steady to $2 Higher
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America’s Blood Centers
asking for immediate blood
donations to rebuild the
nation’s blood supply. The
nation’s supply of blood
was at its lowest level in
several months prior to the
extended Fourth of July
weekend - the Red Cross
inventory was at a two day
supply. Due to lack of do-
nations during the Fourth
of July holiday the nation’s
blood supply has continued
to drop.
Inventory of O-negative
and O-positive blood is
currently at a 12 hour level.
The O-type blood supply
has remained, at a critical
12 to 24 hour supply for
more than 30 days. During
an emergency anyone can
receive type O blood. All
other blood types have re-
mained at a 24 to 36 hour
supply. In order to meet the
daily needs of hospitals the
Red Cross must maintain a
minimum three day inven-
tory of processed blood
products.
To donate blood, one
must be at least 17 years
old and weigh 110 pounds
or more. For appointments
and more information call
the American Red Cross
now 1-800-Give Life (1-
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