. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. sin NEWS. Continued from Page 8 line inches of rain at his Coopera- ive Weather Bureau Station at 'hatsworth. On July-drawn cranberry bogs, irmy worms are potentially a threat It this time of year. None have been )bserved yet but some scouting Jiould begin on the lush new growth )n these bogs. The worms feed at light but damage is easily seen es- )ecially along ditch banks. They are )rimarily grass feeders and when hey are present their feeding on prasses is easily observed. Phil Marucci reports that the bat- le of the blueberry fr
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. sin NEWS. Continued from Page 8 line inches of rain at his Coopera- ive Weather Bureau Station at 'hatsworth. On July-drawn cranberry bogs, irmy worms are potentially a threat It this time of year. None have been )bserved yet but some scouting Jiould begin on the lush new growth )n these bogs. The worms feed at light but damage is easily seen es- )ecially along ditch banks. They are )rimarily grass feeders and when hey are present their feeding on prasses is easily observed. Phil Marucci reports that the bat- le of the blueberry fruit worms is )ver for this year. We hope that you ^^ere very successful with the con- rol program. Late season activity )f red-banded and oblique-banded eafroUers, as well as leaf miners can till damage in late pickings. Be on he alert for these insects and apply [uthion where they are abundant. Phil Marucci of the Cranberry md Blueberry Lab, New Lisbon, Idvises us that sharp-nosed leafhop- jers are active in blueberries. This s the pest that carries the stunt lisease. It is necessary that people inder the certification program pray to control this pest. Guthion tr malathion will do the job. NOVA SCOTIA My wife and I attended the 69th nnual meeting of the American ociety for Horticultural Science eld at St. Paul, Minnesota August 6-31. One of the highlights of the leetings was the tour to the Habel- lan bog at Millston, Wisconsin, eorge Klingbeil gave us a splendid in-down of the industry in Wis- )nsin and the owners answered any questions. The weather was ideal for our cranberry tour which was held on September 13 in the Aylesford area. We first visited the Bezanson and the Chase bog where much interest was shown in the performance of cultivars Ben Lear and Stevens un- der Nova Scotia conditions. Later we visited Annapolis Valley Cran- berries operation at Millville, and here the discussion centered on weed control and crop prospects. Production should be in excess of the 1971
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