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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ► : i Willis Jgjk. VvN *-,3 „ N * fcrtj jA A sc i & 0 Bfjft • * Ikem&BL _|fv ... ***■'.■■ ' v salar tirr*' S K " ggH* .. j» V^g9H| HvT JSJ! B u*^EPl ' V y\ ■ 9m fl Submitted Among local people attending the Democratic Party’s state convention in Atlanta on Saturday were House candidate Beth Perera and delegates Gail Gallaher, Centerville, Jamie Swift, Warner Robins and Dee Swift, Warner Robins. .v--.~ jKsBMmM} M Wk. ** v -|A * „ -., ~ v » 4^-, , . |j||' w V p' ■ Submitted Delegates Gallaher, Phyllis Bynon-Grace of Perry and alternate Dorothy Ford of Warner Robins attended the Democratic State Convention in Atlanta on Saturday. UHk < --V - -■•Jff HW V .jL, j ■’ / i W- ' ' jjr ®?‘ Submitted House candidate Scott Taylor of Warner Robins and delegate Kristina Simms of Perry at the Democratic State Convention. USD A awards grant for web-based food stamp application program Special to the Journal Sept 13, the Georgia Department of Human Resources and its partner organizations were present ed with a $1 million Ti from the US Depai tment of Agriculture to develop a web-based food stamp appli cation program. ■ “The creation of a web based food stamp program will greatly enhance our ability to reach out to needy Georgians and provide sup port for their families,” said DHR Commissioner B.J. Walker. This grant is one of only five awards the USDA is pro viding to states and commu nity organizations around the country. The Food St amp Program is administered by the USDA and the creation of web based application system will improve federal and state efforts to increase participation among eligible Democratic delegates clients. DHR is working with Georgia Cares, the Georgia Department of Labor, the Salvation Army, the Georgia Community Action Association and the Christ Lutheran Church to develop this web application pro gram. The Georgia Food Stamp program is administered by DHR’s Division of Family Come See Our Newly Expanded Showroom! MUUtU Georgia's Largest Selection Of Lighting Fixtures B SOUTHERN LIGHTING HOME LIGHTING CENTER Est. 1987 Fans, Framed Prints Lamps & Framed Mirrors Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30 , _ m#, sat 10-2 Pm 2508 Moody Road rA'St 00037466 and Children Services and provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for the cost of food. These benefits are provided on an Electronic Benefits Transfer card, which func tions like a debit card. To apply for benefits, inter ested parties should contact their county Department of Family and Children Services . 929-0624 LOCAL Ways to fight fire ants By Faith Peppers University of Georgia Football games aren’t the only struggles crank ing up on gr;v battlefields now. University of Georgia* experts say fall is an ideal time to fight fire ants, too. “It’s appropriate to treat for fire ants any time that they’re active,” said Dan Suiter, an ento mologist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “They’re active in warm months.” Since it stays warm well into the fall in the South, keep up the fight. “You hear about fall treatments sometimes in light of baiting programs,” Suiter said. “Many of the baits registered for fire ant control are very slow-acting growth regulators. It may take a half year or more to eliminate the colonies. So, the thinking is to bait in the fall, and the next spring the ants will not return.” New weapons Red imported fire ants first made an appearance in Georgia in the early 19505. By 1987 they had spread to 143 of 159 counties. Today the entire state is infested, as is much of the East Coast to southern Virginia. “While the basic biol ogy of fire ants hasn’t changed, there have been some advances in control techniques and materials,” said UGA entomologist Will Hudson. “Baits remain the best options for large areas (more than 1 acre or so),” he said. Many brands fall into two basic groups: those with active ingredients that are toxic to the ants (like - ■ '.,' —.TS , . . ■■■ he tradition of neigh jfl bors serving neighbors ■* has deep roots in Georgia. When I!I MM service was first introduced in / |j 1| this region over 90 years ago. jmjrxP * neighbors helped each other learn to use the "rev* techno; .jHHP ' **£*.• ogy''—and ComSoutt ■ -he tf/UEmf H jpßfry company that started i. M ifck * Today, the tradition ot-vi ■■ no w and helping continues as , . J Com South delivers the latest :: 0i? WKw With Com South, "Neighbors vHH| W^' k Serving Neighbors" is more K*i*| than a slogan -it is j;^B!iit; ~ * Com South customer, try us. *W are neighbors serving JBI Ask about our money-saving bundles called Value Packages. |||j p fe- || v-) 7/w^jeinhbors ni m mm a— ■ ' ■ ' ■/; . ' i S'. , . ■, ' ; 1357-0 Sam Nunn BNd. Perry, GA 31069 Com&ofli ' » 7 ' wf*3? 4:'' > i|| • ■ mm *''?**' u yP‘- " f * T N ' Sv’ ArSfi USD A/Scott Bauer Georgia is now home to two types of fire ants - red and black fire ants. Amdro) and those that have as active ingredients insect growth regulators that ster ilize the queen and stop development of the imma ture ants in the colony. “Baits work by tak ing advantage of the ants’ behavior,” Hudson explained, “so we can apply a small amount (1 to 1.5 pounds per acre) of materi al and let the workers take it back to the mound and feed it to the colony.” No mounds v. no ants Applied every six months, they often cany a guar antee of “no mounds” if applied correctly. Not “no ants,” but “no mounds.” “As it happens, it takes about six months for a colo ny to grow from the found ing queen to a size where there are enough workers to build the characteristic mound,” he said, “and the baits are good at breaking the cycle. There will, how ever, be ants there between applications, just not all that many.” Bait treatments gener ally cost S2O-30 per acre. Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006 ♦ For smaller areas, or where you need zero ants, Hudson recommends a broad st. application of a conta': < “T! >f these include fipronil products such as Over’n’Out for homeowners or those with pyrethroids as active ingredients,” he said. Pyrethroids are active ingredients ending in -thrin such as bifenthrin, per methrin, cypermethrin or cyfluthrin. “There are lots of these on the shelves, as they’re all off patent now,” Hudson said. “Fipronil will usually give a season of ‘no ants,”’ he said. “The pyrethroids are less long-lasting, but will give 1 to 3 or even 4 months of control. After that, the cycle starts over if, the ants are flying (almost all year in south Georgia and April through October in Atlanta).” Costs range from less than SSO per acre for pyre throids to more than $l5O per acre for fipronil. “But, if your yard is 5,000 square feet, they aren’t that expen sive,” Hudson said. A newcomer to the fire ant control market is indoxacarb, which is sold as Advion for commercial use and in the Spectracide line for homeowners. “It’s a bait, but instead of weeks to see a reduction in ants, they start to disappear in a couple of days. It’s still a ‘no mounds’ type, but fast,” Hudson said. WARNER ROBINS SUPPLY We Rent! 612 Ball St. Perry, GA 987-2334 i ,V—li— JE Digital Cable TV High Speed Internet Local & long Distance Telephone Business Sendees Wireless 5A OF PERRY