. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^^. Two imponderables acknowl- edged by the survey which could significantly affect actual sales during 1977 were weather and poUtical decisions. * * :» Gypsy moth females are born sexy, says one authority. If they don't mate within the first four days of aduh Ufe they won't mate at all, says an entomologist at Permsyl- vania State University. Researchers have released tiny capsules containing the gypsy moth's female sex attractant into forest areas where it so heavily permeates the air that it confuses the male moth until "he
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^^. Two imponderables acknowl- edged by the survey which could significantly affect actual sales during 1977 were weather and poUtical decisions. * * :» Gypsy moth females are born sexy, says one authority. If they don't mate within the first four days of aduh Ufe they won't mate at all, says an entomologist at Permsyl- vania State University. Researchers have released tiny capsules containing the gypsy moth's female sex attractant into forest areas where it so heavily permeates the air that it confuses the male moth until "he hardly knows which way to ; The theory is that involuntary family planning results because the females become frustrated and produce fewer egg masses. The university researchers admit that the tests to date have not been an unqualified success but hold promise for the future. C. L. Lewis Services Held in Wisconsin SheD Lake, services for Charles L. Lewis, 88, former grower here, were held earlier this month at the United Methodist Church. The founder in 1911 of the Badger Cranberry Co., Lewis served on the board of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., from 1940 to 1960 and was a past president of the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association. He was also a director of the Sarona State Bank and the Shell Lake State Bank. Lewis was a founder of the Shell Lake Hospital and was instrumental in development of the Shell Lake Airport. Survivors include his wife, Mary, two sons, a daughter and a sister. Burial was in Shell Lake Ceme- Colonies of honey bees that are moved in late fall may need more sugar as supplemental food for wintering than colonies left un- disturbed. Moving causes colonies to break their tight cluster, become excited, and lose heat, says Entomologist Floyd E. MoeUer of USDA's Agri- cultural Research Service in Madison, Wise. Colonies that he moved once in late November in studies at the agricultural experi- ment station consumed kilo- grams (k
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