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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1975 LONG ISLAND TRAVELER-WATCHMAN Scientists Curbing Potato Beetle PAGE FIFTEEN As the No. I inscct enemy of Eastern Long Island’s No. 1 farm crop Chomps greedily on tender potato sprouts, Cornell University scientists are experimenting with new chemical and biological controls in a deter mined effort to curb a highly adapt able pest and its insatiable appetite. In 1973, the Colorado potato beetle dccimated the local potato crop, causing growers an estimated loss of more than $1,000,000. Last year, the all too familiar black-and-yellow striped bug again cut into production biological and parasuical controls. Dr. Kobert C. Cetas, plant pathologist at the Cornell station, is presently engaged in evaluation studies of several new insecticides and nemati- cides. Looking ahead several years to the possibility that the systemics now employed may become .so much frosting on the cake to the ubiquitous beetle, he is field testing a carbamate known as Vydate which shows promise of controlling both the beetle and the root lesion nematode. He also Dr. Robert C. Cetas, plant pathologist at the L.l. Vegetable Ftesearch Farm, points to emerging potato plant in untreated check row. It has been eaten down to ground level by Colorado potato beetles. In Temik-treated row at right, young plants are flourishing and the ground is littered with dead bugs. Photo by Janina Penny but not as severely, thanks to the recently introduced insecticide Fura- dan. A second chemical weapon has since been added to the farm e r’s arsenal with the introduction of Temik. This year, the over-wintering adult beetles came out of the soil in late April and early may, in time to form reception committees for the em e rg ing potato plants. These ‘‘hard- shells” , after a 6 -month period of hibernation in the ground, have since been eating hungrily and mating zestfully. However, they have been ingesting the systemic insecticides applied by the growers at planting time along with the salad course, and it is hopefully anticipated both con sumption and offspring will be less than in prior seasons. Unfortunately, the Colorado potato beetle has demonstrated over the years a remarkable ability to adjust, adapt and survive. Virtually wiped out by DDT during World War II, this “ comeback kid” of the insect world developed genetical resistance not only to DDT, but to nearly a dozen other temporarily effective insecti cides succesbively used during the past three decades. The horticultural scientists at the L.l. Vegetable Research Farm in Baiting Hollow have the beetle’s history and immunizing capacity thor oughly in mind, which is the reason they are continually testing new compounds and delving into possible is evaluating combinations of mater ials, such as Dacamox for the beetle and Mocap and Nemcure for the nematode. \W e hope to make it possible for the grower to have a choice of effective materials, both in case the beetle develops resistance to the insecticides now in use and for economic reasons,\ Dr. Cetas explained, adding that it takes two or three years to have a new insecticide approved and registered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. A potential natural control is the Beauveria fungus, according to Dr. Maurie Semel, station entomologist. Limited field experiments are in progress with the fungus, which attacks the adult beetle. The parasitic larvae of the tachinid fly are also under investigation. As to the adaptability of the potato beetle. Dr. Semel points out that in 1824, when it was first observed and classified, and for at least 30 years thereafter, it munched happily on weeds, particularly the buffaloor sand bur then prevalent in the Rocky Mountains region. It took to potatoes and related plants in the middle of the century and was first reported on Long Island in 1874. Old-timers still tell of hand-picking the beetles and dousing them in a can of kerosene. With the expansion of potato acreage in the 1920s and 1930s the bug became a problem, not only to spud producers. Fick Seeks Re-Election Mayor Harry Fick of Sag Harbor has announced that he will seek, re-election as mayor on the Inde pendent Party ticket in the village election which is scheduled for June 17. In a long ‘‘Dear Friends” letter, appearing in a local news paper as an advertisement paid for by the Independent Party, Fick also announced that he will have as running mates for trustee candi dates Mrs. Dorothy Sherry, who ran a strong but unsuccessful cam p a ign last year, and John Golaski. Incumbent trustees Wil liam Bates and Frank Holmberg are not seeking re-election. In his letter. Mayor Fick lists 14 of what he considers his most important accomplishments in office and then makes an unusual cam paign pledge. To cool down the long standing feud between himself and the village police chief John Harrington, the mayor says that, if re-elected, he will resign as police commissioner and ask that a com mittee of three trustees appoint a new commissioner, after consulta tion with the police department. Among the accomplishments Fick lists in the past four years are the enactment of a new zoning ordi nance, the establishm e n t of a village planning board, and the addition of $ 200,000 of previously* u n a s s e s s e d property to the tax rolls. Fick says also that the Sag Harbor Fire Department has been updated with about $132,000 worth of new equipment, including a new $ 88,000 fire house and a communi cations system called Eplectron, which tells department members where a fire is located and the type of fire. The road department has a new dump truck, a new payloader, and new road oiling equipment, Fick says, and the Sag Harbor Police Department has six new cars and a base radio station, and a new target practice range in the munici pal building. A building inspector was appointed to see that the building code is complied with. The m a y o r lists many ' o ther accomplishments, including crea tion of a Commerce and Industry Com m ission, and an Historical Commission. As to the long stand ing problem of a village sewer system, Fick says that the site for the plant has been bought, and all needed approvals obtained. Federal and State funds will account for 85 per cent of the cost, and it is hoped that the sew e r system will be operating within a year. Wheeler’s Garage Day 765-3542 - Nlghl 765-3906 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRS AAA • 24 HOUR TOWING Sunoco Servicc Slallon Nil. Ud.. Si)uthokl. N.Y. R. Jiic Whcc’lcr, Prop. but to growers of tomatoes and eggplants. It also dotes on tobacco. Knocked out by DDT in 1943-’44, and virtually non-existent the next seven or eight years, it came back strongly in 1952, and except in seasons preceded by cold winters and deep frost, has been a nuisance ever since. It really proliferated in 1973 and SC Agricultural Extension specialists blame it for a 10 percent decline in potato yields that year. Long Island’s relatively mild clim ate and its highly concentrated potato . planting are two reasons why the potato beetle favors this area, accord ing to Dr. Semel. Most adults spend the winter eight to ten inches below the surface of the ground, although many seek refuge in the cracks and crannies ofbuildings and walls. A cold winter with a deep penetrating frost greatly rcduces the population, which is why the beetle is not a serious problem in the potato growing areas of Maine, Idaho and other northern states. Ledptinotarsa Decemlineata, to give the beetle its scientific name, is also a prolific breeder, producing two full and one partial broods in a normal year, and three full and one partial in a favorable year, as was the case in 1973. And the worm-like larvae a re as voracious eaters as their hardshell parents, if not more so. SUFFOLK SHERIFF Philip F. Corso announces the graduation of the first students who have completed an eight-week program at the Suffolk County Honor Farm, which is now known as the Suffolk County Farm Agricultural and Technical Learning Center. The Honor Farm was turned over to the Cooperative Extention Service of Suffolk County earlier this year for the purpose of educating minor inmates of the Suffolk County Jail ranging in age from 16 to 21. Pictured above with Sheriff Corso (left) is Mr. J. Skip D’Alessio, Program Director, presenting certificates to the minor inmates who have completed their eight-week course in landscaping and meat processing. CondotniniiuTiH Shaping Uf. The Yardarm Hotel and Rc slant- ant, on the dunes in West!-ut'inon Beach, one of Eastern Long 1 .l.iiiH’s better known places . . . pictur esque, popular and pleasant, may have East End residents and visit ors taking their last look at it this summer. If plans go through, it will be replaced by a 176 unit condo minium. If the project is approved by the State Attorney General’s office and other agencies, construction of 72 units on the ocean side will be started in September. One hundred four units will be constructed later, on the bay side of Dune Road. Westhampton Beach Village has approved the new Yardarm condo minium, because the site had been occupied by apartment units prior to the Village’s 1964 zoning ordi nance. Approval of the sewage treatment plant, to cost between $200,000 and $300,000, must be granted by the Suffolk County departments of Health and Environ mental Conservation. 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