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Rapp-Chats
By Rap Owings
Just a few notes on the 17-year locust (Cicada), the area wool sale, and boxwoods.
According to the best information I can obtain, Rappahannock is not due for a 17-year locust invasion this year. Large broods are expected in t Warren County to the north and . Orange County should be the j closest county affected to the j south. I have been through quite | a few of the orchards and along , many field borders during the , past week and have not found a | single skin caseing from which the | adults emerge. I
Your area wool pool sold , 60,000 pounds of wool to the , highest bidder recently. Price \ received is six cents a pound above last year. Weighing and shipping date has been schedule { for June 24th. Producers will be ; paid the following prices: < Clear Tied 49.75 I Heavy Burry 42.00 1 Tags 8.75 i Hie boxwood leaf minor was in < full hatch last week. This is the ] little critter that attacks many tree ad large bush varieties ^of boxwood. Typical damage is' usually observed in late summer : and winter. Small oval blotches or blisters about 1/4 inch in diameter appear on the under surface of the leaves. Yellowish maggots live inside leaves and hollow out areas between the upper and lower cell layers. If you have had this problem, suggest you spray now with Malathion. And repeat this spray application in about 10 days.
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