The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 20, 1970, Image 13
THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ August 20, 1970—6-B
TIPS FROM CLEMSON
HOME &
Q. Numberous small holes
are appearing in unpainted sills,
sleepers, and subflooring of our
home. Should we be concerned?
A. Sounds like the powder
post beetle. They and their
characteristic holes will be
found in many older homes.
Apparently they work for a
period of years then tend to
slow down. Several persistent
spray materials such asChlor-
dane and Dieldrin will stop the
injury. Don’t confuse the powder
post beetles and their damage
with the much more serious in*
jury which may be caused by the
Old House Borer or Lyctus
Beetles in hardwoods. If in
doubt, check with a profession
al erterminator.--W. C. Net
tles, principal extension sp^c.
ialist, entomology and
pathology.
Q. How can I rid a water oak
tree of mistletoe? The tree’s 70
feet high and three feet through
at the trunk. M.G.B.,Greer.
A. That’s a problem without
suitable remedy, as far as we
know. The only solution is to
have the mistletoe removed by
hand and hope it doesn’t return.
If you don’t have someone who
can do it, call on a tree service
company if you really have a
problem.--E. V. Jones, assis
tant extension
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Q. Snails and slugs are an
noying in the way they crawl
over the patio, walks and steps,
and also feed on plants such as
salvia. Where do they co me
from and what can I do about
them?
A. Snails and slugs are not
insects but mollusks, zoological
relatives of oysters, clams and
shellfish. A slug is a snail with
out a shell. Both snails and
slugs need the protection of
damp places and debris around
a garden or home.
Metaldehyde baits, sold under
several trade names at garden
supply stores, have long been
used for snail and slug con
trol. Metaldehyde is a speci
fic attractant and is usually
mixed with some material like
Calcium arsenate or Sevin.
Cleaning up the garden to get
rid of hiding places is always
a good idea.--W. C. Nettles,
principal extension specialist,
1 entomology and plant pathology.
Q. We have bronze ejuga on
sloping banks of the yard Each
year, patches in the middle
rotten and die. Otherwise it
spreads well and looks healthy.
What’s the remedy. Mrs. R. A.
M., Greenville.
A. Sounds like a disease
known as crown rot. Dead pat
ches usually show up during
the first tew warm humid days
of spring. The disease-causing
fungus enter the plant through
the roots and crown and cuts
off the water supply. It can be
spread by water or cultivating
tools.
It’s also possible that you
have a rock or some other ob
ject a few inches under the
dead spot that causes a drought
condition and kills the plant
during extremely dry weather.-
E. V. Jones, assistant exten
sion specialist, horticulture.
Sculptor Selects Stainless
Twenty-four constructions in
nickel stainless steel, erected by
the American sculptor George
Rickey, were exhibited recently
in the Boymans-van Beuningen
museum in Holland. The main
exhibit was two 49-foot rectan
gular stainless steel arms that
rock gently in the breeze on a 20-
foot-tall pylon. To guard against
accidents, Rickey had an engineer
check the balance of the struc
ture.
M iss Cooper
To Attend
Belhaven
Betsy Jane Cooper of Clinton
has enrolled at Belhaven Col
lege for the 88th academic ses
sion beginning in September.
The daughter of Mrs. Ruby B.
Cooper, Miss Cooper will be a
freshman at the Presbyterian
college. She is a 1970 gradu
ate of Clinton High School where
she was a member of the Pep
Club and the Girls’ Athletic
Club.
Belhaven, in Jackson, Miss.,
is a four-year, coeducational
college of liberal arts and sci
ences owned by the Synod of
Mississippi, Presbyterian
church, U. S.
The ability to recall im
portant things rests on an
even greater ability to forget
trivia.
TO T H E PICTUREPHONE — Bell
Laboratories’ Ann Porshieves sits
amid telephone history, highlighted
by the PICTUREPHONE set with a
1928 telephone on its screen. This
newest Bell System service was inau
gurated July 1 in Pittsburg by the
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsyl
vania. Other phones in the photo:
eary demonstration sets (foreground),
the liquid telephone of 1876 (righi;
rear) and the first commercial phone
(left)
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