. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Insects, weeds are topics of seminar By MICHAEL COUTURE Crop prospects this season appear relatively unaffected by insects and weeds. That's what WilMam "Bill" Tomlinson, retired entomologist from the Cranberry Experiment Station in East Wareham, told about 50 growers during a seminar at the station recently. BUT TOMLINSON warned that it was a bad year for weevils on the bogs and told growers that if they had waited before taking steps to eradicate the weevils, it was too late because the insects have started laying eggs.
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Insects, weeds are topics of seminar By MICHAEL COUTURE Crop prospects this season appear relatively unaffected by insects and weeds. That's what WilMam "Bill" Tomlinson, retired entomologist from the Cranberry Experiment Station in East Wareham, told about 50 growers during a seminar at the station recently. BUT TOMLINSON warned that it was a bad year for weevils on the bogs and told growers that if they had waited before taking steps to eradicate the weevils, it was too late because the insects have started laying eggs. "Guthion is the only thing we have for them right now," he said. Tomlinson said fruit worms were not active on cold nights, such as the area experienced during the latter part of June, but he noted that the bugs were flying. The entomologist advised growers to delay putting out pest- icides for as long as possible to avoid damage to the bees. Parathion could significatnly harm the poll- inators, which are bountiful, he said. He cited a more than normal amount of honey and bumble bees this year. "And both are busy. It's been a tremendous year for bumblebees. I've never seen a better year," he said. Parathion will kill from 50 to 75 per cent of the bugs inside the berries, Tomhnsoil said. But the chemical is a potent fish killer, he added, and he advised against the use of it in areas with considerable amounts of fish. The red mite is more abundant this year than most, according to Tomlinson, who recommended the application of omite to counteract the insect. Omite could even be applied on the bloom if there is a heavy infestation, Tomlinson said. DR. ROBERT DEVLIN, noted plant physiologist at the station, said the slow clearance of many pesticides and herbicides by the Environmental Protection Agency was because of the relatively small stature of the cranberry industry as compared to other agricultural interests in the nation. In particular. Dr. Devlin mentio
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