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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-10-14, Page 11• • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1104 THE LOCKNOW 'SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Existence In luckno • )(wan ean eet Two beetles on a, ,• bean leaf which Tom Rivett brought to The. Sentinel -Office, were, on request, forwarded to Graham IllacNay, of the , Research Department of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. The following letter makes it evident that gardeners will soon have 'another' very dam- aging pest to contend with • August 26, 1964. Mr, Don Thompson, • The Lucknow Sentinel, Dear Doh: I have received your 'reply to my enquiry regarding the beetles, and on examining them find that they confirm my suspicions, as they are specimens of the Mexican bean beetle, sometimes called the bean lady beetle as they.are related and similar in appearance to some of our beneficial lady belles. They are, ' howeveer, larger than most of our • beneficial ' species. The adult beetle of this pest Is yellow to brown, with three rows of spots across the back, number.; ing 16 in all: It is about 1/4 inch long, oval and quite. convex. The female lays her eggs on the under- surface of the'bean leaves. The. PAGE ELEVEN - w Area ConfirmsFORMER WHITECHURCH LADY TO LIVE IN VVINGHAM e Northward -5pread larvae are orange ,coloured and covered with branched ' spines which give them a fuzzy appear- ance. When full-grown, they are about ½ of an inch long. Both the adults and the larvae feed • on the, 'undersurfaces of the leaves, giving them a characteristic ragg- ed, net -work appearande. The pest spends the winter in the adult • stage among leaves' and other deb- ris on the ground. • The Mexican bean beetle was restricted to southwestern areas of .the United States for almost a century, but in 1920 it appeared in Alabama. By. 1924, it had spread northward to the, south shore of Lake Erie and in 1927 %Alas found at several points in southern Ont- ario. During the next 15 to 20 years it spread throughout most of southern Ontario but was a spasmodic pest mainly • in, home • gardens. In the early 1950's, how- ever, it began to cause 'consider- able damage to canning and field beans, notably in. Lambton County and on tbe north' shore of ,Lake Ontario. Last year, infestations were reported Jfrotn the Clinton area and I expect it will continue CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY LTD, LISTOWEL — ONTARIO requires additional 'FEMALE EMPLOYEES FOR WORK' in, their progressive expanding plant. A variety of jobs on both the day and afternoon shifts are available. -The work is interesting and of a 'permanent nature. Working conditions 'are good, wage rates and employee in- surance benefits are attractive. Interested persons should contact the Plant Personnel ' Office as soon as possible. • • Mrs. T, Bos has sold her home on South St., Walkerton, to Mr, R. Stanley of Walkerton, an em- ployee of the Department of .High- wols, who will get possession of same, October 15th Mrs. Boss has purchased a home M Wing - ham, and will move there in the near future, she being a former citizen of nearby Whitechurch' be- fore coming :to Walkerton. • The Boss property, surrounded by. an *attractive iron fence, has been a show place for flow,ers, when the late Tolly Boss spent hours working among the beds° of beautiful blooms of tulips and, gladioli. The • citizens. of Walkerton re- gret. Mrs. Boss leaving their midst; but their best wishes go with her to her new environment. — Walkerton Herald -Times • A fool and his money are soon invited places. The pains we take often mea- sure the gains we make. • spreading northward. It seems • probable that it may survive the winter in large. Timbers in the heavy snow belt .adea of the Prov- ince, where it obtains better pro- • tection than in the more southern areas where it has remained of minor imPortanee• 1 It attacks all garden beans, soybeans, cow peas and the weed calld beggars tick. In cases of ex- treme infestation alfalfa, clover vetch and some grasses and weeds may be fed upon. Control measures recommended by the Ontario Department of Agiculture include sprays ,contain- •ing a rotenone concentrate or a Malathion emulsion, as well . as general vegetable garden sprays A general garden vegetable dust; or one containing either. Derris (ro- tenone) or malathion may be used. I understand that the recently developed insecticide called Sevin is -also a suitable control Material. Further directions for application May be found' on the package t...4 *******,...441....******,4141***************** mr•A• • • • • . • . • * • * • • • • • • • • •• • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • * • •• . • * • * * .• • , •• • * • • • • • • .• .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Yes — The LIONS CLUB Does Need YOUR Help • • • • TO ASSIST US. IN CONTINUING OUR , WELL KNOWN • • •_ : YOUTH and WELFARE programs • • • • • • labels. • Yours very truly, • C. Graham MacNay, • In charge, • • Canadian Insect Pest Survey. HEIFERS FRESHEN At 5 5p- 20 to 23 Months On 5 •.:, , At Purina's Research Farm we're , able to take good "grade" calves ' and grow them big enough and fast enough that they freshen at 20 Cad you have the same results on -Purina? That depends on how well you manage your herd. Thousands of Canadian dairymen ARE getting these good results by following Purina's Calf Program which stresses: good breeding, sound management, careful sanitation and good feeding. •, .Canadian dairymen are finding they °get calves that freshen easily and • • healthfully before they're two years old and this early freshening means an average of up to 3,000 pounds Milk per heifer before slow- • developing, heifers even get into the milking string. Science proves that calves between birth and breeding age .will grow 7 tithes faster per pound of feed,,, than they do after they're bred. Purina Calf Startend is scientifically developed to capitalize on • your calves early, urge -to -grow . . to help, them become big heifers, fast! Come. in to'. our Store with the Checkerboard Sign and let us tell you all about the Purina Calf .'PrOgratri and What it an mean in extra profits from your .herd. • • FOR FAST, EFFICIENT FEED SERVICE CALL • , HOW CAN YOU HELP? You can help by .taking just a 'levy minutes of your • time to -look around your home -for Any_Articles - for which • you do not really have any further use OR need, but which • would assist the local LIONS CLUB put on the biggest FALL RUMMAGE SALE ever, - (This sale helps the club and helps those who patronize it) A representative of the Lucknow and District Lions Club' • will deem it a pleasure to call at your home during the • • • week of the rummage sale (Ocitober 19-22) to pick up any .* • donation youmay have prepared. •( If you will not be at • home, please •leave your donation). •• • • t. , The following is a partial list of those ARTICLES which • • * • * help make a very . successful sale. ALL Articles of clothing, hats, 1 boots, shoes and galoshes, house- I hold utensils ancl dishes, furniture, tools, knic-knacks, pictures, books I and other odds and ends., Vege t a- bles, fruits (Baked goads for Satur- day. home cooking sale). available ' to the next Board of • Cameron MacAulev..Directors meeting 'for discussion, ' I Harold Wolfe; Bruce Cotinty's • Is C-ounty Delegate brief report on recent 0.Fg.A. act-' . member to the 0.F.A. ave a • The Pruce. County :Federation of .ti iv es. He men toned that the Feed Grain ,freight assistance has Agriculture' recently held a. Board been lOWered to $4.80 a ton for of Directors 'meeting in the Depart- ment Agriculture,. waikertun, this part of Ontario. , This ,assis- $3 milliOn 't6 Delegates to the .Ontario Federa- • tanee mean s over meeting Ontario. Commenting on the Can- to be held ,in Toronto on November aand;oriPeenfigoiot°securing Plan, he stated that a Social Se- Ernie2ndto 4th were appointed, namely, cattier. curity Card will not have to eon- BierneS, President: vice tribute to the Plan: He mentioned on MaeAuley: 1st that the Teachers Federation have President. Mrs. thigh McIntyre, refused to nartieipate, representinv. the W.I.'s, Harold Jack MaeGillivrary repoid on Wolk, O.F.A. member and the the purchasing of the Fearman junior Farmers are .being asked homas acerprodu.cer Reiatimis.! • staff of • 250, and has 19 refriger. kr this 'oars meetintt .iS Conauti- , to.nominate one person. The theme a netv plant, built in 1960 has a len ornharn, • OFA Fietiinum, ated trucks on the read. Arrange- inerits are being ironed otit in Or- presented a questionnaire on the • der ..to, take tattle into the plant Planning and Determining Direc- Canddians who want :bigger procite tcootr6W, feed Purina hows Today. den of fall and white! PrograMS frOM this area. FAME continues for the Bruce Comity. Pederation teN Ntef.k very Closely wt' t parkin:: Sons Packing firm by FAME. This is LUCKNOW ' PHONE 528,3540,, ;• * 1*. AI ,* V.,* II ;at la tit AM V DI It ' Anirar1511, •-• of Agriculture. The results /the fj,* frorn 10,2-utok • ot si it a a is It is is on Is a a st is a, is st • - ;questionnaire ire to be thad"0 tion of this plant. • •