. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. MASSACHUSETTS October temperature waa slightly on the warm side, averaging degrees a day above normal. Maximum temperature was 77 degrees on the 2nd and the minimum was 27 degrees on the 30th. Warmer than average days were the 1st. 2nd, 9th, 10th, 15th, 25th and 27th. Cooler than average days were the 12th. 20th. 2l8t and 28th through Slst. Rainfall totaled inches, about 1- 2/3 inches below normal. This was the driest October since 1965 and the seventh driest in our records. There was measurable precipitation on nine days,
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. MASSACHUSETTS October temperature waa slightly on the warm side, averaging degrees a day above normal. Maximum temperature was 77 degrees on the 2nd and the minimum was 27 degrees on the 30th. Warmer than average days were the 1st. 2nd, 9th, 10th, 15th, 25th and 27th. Cooler than average days were the 12th. 20th. 2l8t and 28th through Slst. Rainfall totaled inches, about 1- 2/3 inches below normal. This was the driest October since 1965 and the seventh driest in our records. There was measurable precipitation on nine days, all in small amounts, with inch on the 19th as the greatest storm. We are about Vi inch below normal for 1986 and nearly 6 inches behind 1984. There were a total of 16 frost warnings issued on 12 days during the frost season. The first warning was on Sept. 13. the remainder in October. The coldest temperatures occurred near the end of the month with minimums in the mid to upper teens. We issued 10 warnings in 1984. 13 in 1983. 17 in 1982 and 20 in 1981. Questions on Girdler Asked At Field Day Dr. Carl H. Shanks Jr. answered the inquiries on insects that were stuffed into the Question Box at the 1985 Cranberry Field Day held recently in Long Beach, Wash. QUESTION: At what stage is the girdler susceptible to an insecticide? ANSWER: This would depend on the insecticide. Not all chemicals will kill all stages of the insect. Some chemicals will kill adults. One disadvantage of using adulticides is that they would be aoolied during bloom and be a threat to the bees. Another problem is that adults will emerge and fly into a bog over a considerable period of time. Therefore, several applications might be needed. Applications of granules against the larvae constitute little hazard to the bees. Properly timed, one or two applications should control the larvae. 17. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for r
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