in Japan and England will be given by Tosh Fu- {Brassaia arboricola) and Dwarf Ti {Cordyline chikami of O.M. Scotts and Ray McMicken of B. terminalis 'Madameandre') to determine their Hayman Co., respectively. phototoxicity to selected insecticides and acara- cides. Plants, growing in 6-inch pots, were treated Farwest Show by submerging the aerial portions of the plant in Farwest Nursery, Garden, and Supply Show water suspensions of 7 pesticides for 15seconds. will be September 8-10, 1975, at the Memorial Granular formulations of 2 pesticides were ap Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. For information plied to the soil surface. Materials, at 2X stand contact: Farwest Nursery Show, Suite GA-7, ard rates, were as follows: 222 S.W. Harrison, Protland, OR. 97201. Amount formulation per: ASHS The 72d annual meeting of ASHS (American Material and formulation 1-gallon water 6-inch pot
Society for Horticultural Science) will be held in chlorobenzilate 4E 2t —
Honolulu, September 8 to 13, 1975, at the dicofol (Kelthane) 35WP 2T -
Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Meeting concurrently Pentac 50WP 2T — with ASHS will be the American Horticulture carbaryl (Sevin) 50WP 2T - Society. The University of Hawaii will host the diazinon AG500 (48% EC) 2t - meeting with Dr. Richard Bullock, general chair dimethoate (Cygon) 2E 2t — man. Dr. Henry Nakasone will serve as assistant
Volck Oil Supreme 2T - general chairman, Dr. Phil Parvin as local arrange
aldicarb (Temik) 10G - 1.5t ments chairman, and Dr. Richard Criley as pro
disulfoton (Di-Syston) 15G - 1.5t gram chairman. Neighbor island tours will be
untreated controls - conducted following the meetings. - Meetings will be open to the public and Hawaii T = tablespoon t = teaspoon Nursery and Flower Growers are urged to attend to hear and visit leading Horticulture authorities from throughout the world. Of special interest Pots receiving granules also received 180 ml water to Island growers is the symposium scheduled for in the case of Dwarf Brassaia and 250 ml in the Saturday morning on tissue culture. Also on case of Dwarf Ti for more rapid systemic action. Saturday, Dr. Charles A. Conover, Director of the Thereafter, all the plants were maintained (water Agricultural Research Center, Apopka, Florida ing and fertilizing) by the greenhouse crew ac will present a paper onHandling Rooted and Un cording to their standard practice. There were 4 rooted Cuttings of Tropical Ornamentals. The Dwarf Brassaia plants and 3 Dwarf Ti plants per completed program is available by contacting the treatment. University of Hawaii, Horticulture Department. Plants were examined 1 and 2 days following treatment, at half week intervals until 3 weeks Pacific Horticultural Trade Show and at weekly intervals until 8 weeks when ob The San Diego Convention and Performing servations were terminated. Arts Center will house Pacific Horticultural Trade Dwarf Brassaia. Within a week all aldicarb Show September 13-15, 1975. For information treated plants showed leaf spots with older contact: Pacific Hort Show, Box 1100, Garden leaves dropping some or all their leaflets. Within Grove, CA. 92642. 2 weeks there was extensive killing of older leaves
CAN and 2.5 weeks all 4 plants had deteriorated to the extent that recovery was impossible and all were The annual convention of the California As considered dead by the end of 3 weeks. sociation of Nurserymen will be held September After 2 weeks Volck oil produced chlorosis of 16-18, 1975, at the Town and Country Hotel, several leaflets of basal leaves starting at the mid San Diego, Ca. 92101. rib. By 3 weeks these leaflets fell from the plants with no further progress of phytotoxicity. Diazinon produced only minor chlorosis on 1 PHYTOTOXICITY OF SELECTED plant after 3 weeks. Disulfoton produced yellow INSECTICIDES AND ACARACIDES TO spots on 2 plants after 7 weeks. FOLIAGE PLANTS Dwarf Ti. None of the ti plants showed any Trials were conducted at the University of discernable reaction to any of the treatments Hawaii on two foliage plants, Dwarf Brassaia during the entire observational period.
3^ in Japan and England will be given by Tosh Fu- {Brassaia arboricola) and Dwarf Ti {Cordyline chikami of O.M. Scotts and Ray McMicken of B. terminalis 'Madameandre') to determine their Hayman Co., respectively. phototoxicity to selected insecticides and acara- cides. Plants, growing in 6-inch pots, were treated Farwest Show by submerging the aerial portions of the plant in Farwest Nursery, Garden, and Supply Show water suspensions of 7 pesticides for 15seconds. will be September 8-10, 1975, at the Memorial Granular formulations of 2 pesticides were ap Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. For information plied to the soil surface. Materials, at 2X stand contact: Farwest Nursery Show, Suite GA-7, ard rates, were as follows: 222 S.W. Harrison, Protland, OR. 97201. Amount formulation per: ASHS The 72d annual meeting of ASHS (American Material and formulation 1-gallon water 6-inch pot
Society for Horticultural Science) will be held in chlorobenzilate 4E 2t —
Honolulu, September 8 to 13, 1975, at the dicofol (Kelthane) 35WP 2T -
Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Meeting concurrently Pentac 50WP 2T — with ASHS will be the American Horticulture carbaryl (Sevin) 50WP 2T - Society. The University of Hawaii will host the diazinon AG500 (48% EC) 2t - meeting with Dr. Richard Bullock, general chair dimethoate (Cygon) 2E 2t — man. Dr. Henry Nakasone will serve as assistant
Volck Oil Supreme 2T - general chairman, Dr. Phil Parvin as local arrange
aldicarb (Temik) 10G - 1.5t ments chairman, and Dr. Richard Criley as pro
disulfoton (Di-Syston) 15G - 1.5t gram chairman. Neighbor island tours will be
untreated controls - conducted following the meetings. - Meetings will be open to the public and Hawaii T = tablespoon t = teaspoon Nursery and Flower Growers are urged to attend to hear and visit leading Horticulture authorities from throughout the world. Of special interest Pots receiving granules also received 180 ml water to Island growers is the symposium scheduled for in the case of Dwarf Brassaia and 250 ml in the Saturday morning on tissue culture. Also on case of Dwarf Ti for more rapid systemic action. Saturday, Dr. Charles A. Conover, Director of the Thereafter, all the plants were maintained (water Agricultural Research Center, Apopka, Florida ing and fertilizing) by the greenhouse crew ac will present a paper onHandling Rooted and Un cording to their standard practice. There were 4 rooted Cuttings of Tropical Ornamentals. The Dwarf Brassaia plants and 3 Dwarf Ti plants per completed program is available by contacting the treatment. University of Hawaii, Horticulture Department. Plants were examined 1 and 2 days following treatment, at half week intervals until 3 weeks Pacific Horticultural Trade Show and at weekly intervals until 8 weeks when ob The San Diego Convention and Performing servations were terminated. Arts Center will house Pacific Horticultural Trade Dwarf Brassaia. Within a week all aldicarb Show September 13-15, 1975. For information treated plants showed leaf spots with older contact: Pacific Hort Show, Box 1100, Garden leaves dropping some or all their leaflets. Within Grove, CA. 92642. 2 weeks there was extensive killing of older leaves
CAN and 2.5 weeks all 4 plants had deteriorated to the extent that recovery was impossible and all were The annual convention of the California As considered dead by the end of 3 weeks. sociation of Nurserymen will be held September After 2 weeks Volck oil produced chlorosis of 16-18, 1975, at the Town and Country Hotel, several leaflets of basal leaves starting at the mid San Diego, Ca. 92101. rib. By 3 weeks these leaflets fell from the plants with no further progress of phytotoxicity. Diazinon produced only minor chlorosis on 1 PHYTOTOXICITY OF SELECTED plant after 3 weeks. Disulfoton produced yellow INSECTICIDES AND ACARACIDES TO spots on 2 plants after 7 weeks. FOLIAGE PLANTS Dwarf Ti. None of the ti plants showed any Trials were conducted at the University of discernable reaction to any of the treatments Hawaii on two foliage plants, Dwarf Brassaia during the entire observational period.
3^ Volck oil produced shiny leaf surfaces to both Sleepiness, or failure of bud stage carnations species of plants and enhanced their appearance to open properly, was completely prevented in for about 2 weeks. carnations stored for 9 weeks.
Conclusions. With the exception of aldicarb HYSFI Bulletin it appears that all these materials can be safely No. 55, Feb. 1975 used at standard rates for control of mites or insects. However, slight reactions of Dwarf Bras Methyl Bromide for Carnations saia to Volck oil, diazinon and disulfoton may In 1972 a report from California has shown be expected, but complete recovery of plants can that methyl bromide (Dowfume MC2) is the most also be expected. effective chemical method of soil fumigation at W. C. Mitchell one pound per 100 sq. ft. for many organisms. Professor of Entomology It is much better than the Thomas method of H. Tashiro steam pasteurization for the control of Fusarium Visiting Professor wilt of carnation, etc., grown in ground beds. There is now further evidence as reported in California Agriculture for September, 1973, but CAUSE OF PALM DISEASE IS FOUND the soil must be leached afterward to remove the bromide residue. Where Fusarium infection is Florida agricultural scientists announce they severe, as in the test, the MC2 should be used found the probable cause of lethal yellowing dis after every crop. MC2 also gave excellent control ease decimating south Florida's coconut palm ofgerminating weed seeds, insects, and nematodes population. Researchers believe the disease is in when directions are followed. There is a report curable and "will be in Florida from now on," al of one grower who had disastrous results with though they are confident it can be controlled. MC2 for carnations because his soil was such that Experiments with Terramycin indicate that the he could not leach it. culprit is a strange microorganism, mycroplasma, Geiger News a living cell that is neither a virus nor a bacteria. Feb. 1974 Results ofthe latest study showed a 100% suc cess rate in controlling blight with antibiotic Ter Aphid Alarm System ramycin. A closely-related chemical, achromy When "bugged," aphid alarm goes off. Until cin, was only 60% effective. The study, done on recently it was not understood how aphids (plant 50 trees in Coral Gables, was being double- lice) were able to warn their co-feeders of an at checked by another study involving 10,000 trees tacking insect. With refined instrumentation for around Dade County. observing tiny insects and equipment for meas Three grams of Terramycin are being injected uring minute quantities of chemical compounds, into trees through a hollow screw about one- it is now reported that when an aphid is attacked quarter of an inch in diameter. The antibiotic, by a predator, small drops of an "alarm reagent" diluted with a small amount of water, is forced called a pheromone are released from the tiny into the trunk by 100 pounds of air pressure per tube-like projections on the aphids posterior. square inch. The pheromone vapor is then detected by other Western Landscape News aphids through sensorson their antennae causing February, 1974 them to retreat. Discoveries such as this are use ful to scientists as they probe for basic informa tion that can be used to develop new insecticides and repellent systems and better understand NURSERY NOTES plant mechanisms of insect resistance, or lack of it. Hypobaric Storage Hypobaric storage-storage under a continous, Florida Foliage Grower partial vacuum-greatly extends cut flower life. Vol. 10, No. 7 July, 1973 The storage trials at Michigan State University were very successful. Weed Competition Reduces Growth ofPlants in Carnations stored for 10 weeks under hypo Containers baric conditions and then placed in room temper In Georgia studies it was found that weeds ature had a longer vase life than fresh cut growing in container nursery plants caused flowers. serious reduction in plant growth. One redroot
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