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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1977
Page
3
Article shares steps to rejuvenate strawberry and raspberry patches after harvest. It covers removing old strawberry plants, renewing beds with runners, mulching options, nitrogen needs with sawdust, and fall fertilization. For raspberries it advises removing fruiting canes, thinning new canes, burning old canes to prevent disease, and remulching in fall, plus spring dormant spray and cane management.
Extension entomologist Richard L. Miller warns chinch bugs silently damage lawns during dry weather. The second generation remains active until October, living in the thatch layer and requiring heavy watering to inoculate insecticide down to the pests. Continuous watering helps water reach the thatch and chinch bug hiding spots for effective treatment.
Small black beetles with yellow spots invade picnics and markets as 4-spotted sap beetles. Adults are drawn to ripe fruit and vegetables and to decaying plant material. Control is about sanitation and regular picking, not complete elimination.
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