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Page 4B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 6,2022
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pet, Chop
5. Black gunk
8. Not kosher
12. Chills and fever
13. Misbehavior on road
14. Near the wind
15. Ship’s steering wheel
16. Sign of escape
17. *”How to Get Away
with Murder,” starring
Davis
18. *Featuring Jerry,
Elaine, George, Kramer
20. Theories
21. Make awake
22. Mai follower
23. *Featuring Sam, Di
ane, Cliff, Norm, Carla
26. Scary creature
30. Salmon on a bagel
31. Etsy member
34. Craving
35. Old and feeble
37. Quaker Man’s grain
38. Romanov rulers
39. Without help
40. Stay clear of
42. *”The Life” on
Animal Planet
43. Keep from happening
45. Sets to zero
47. Old age, in the olden
days
48. *” Previews”
with Siskel and Ebert
50. Same as taboo
52. *Featuring Dre, Rain
bow, Zoey, Andre, Diane,
Jack
55. New Testament king
56. Is not, colloquially
57. At hand
59. Pond buildup
60. Microscope part
61. *”Hogan’s Heroes,”
set in Germany
62. Coin opening
63. Like some martinis
64. Big Bang’s original
matter
DOWN
1. -di-dah
2. Awfully long time
3. Stubborn beast
4. Make soiled, in the
olden days
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5. At the heart of Boston
Tea Party
6. Quick or nimble
7. No longer working,
shortened
8. *Featuring Rebecca,
Jack, Kate, Randall,
Kevin
9. *ABC comedy-drama,
“ 222” (1969-74)
10. 90-degree pipes, e.g.
11. Public health agency,
acr.
13. “The wretched
of your teeming shores”
14. Of a bird
19. Relating to Scandi
navia
22. Lookout point
23. Necklace lock
24. Great esteem
25. Napoleon’s time on
Elba
26. Crystalline hydro
chloride
27. Crossbeam
28. Kind of heron
29. “The defense ”
32. *Featuring Hurley,
Sawyer, Kate, Sayid,
John
33. Lake, in Provence
36. *Featuring Stubing,
Smith, Washington, Mc
Coy, Bricker
38. Fine-tune
40. Finish line, e.g.
41. Builds
44. Dodge
46. Certain jeans fit
48. More than sly
49. *”The ,” featur
ing Fran, Maxwell, C.C.,
Niles
50. *”To the
Truth,” game show
51. Golden Fleece ship
52. *Like George Cos
tanza, Homer Simpson or
Captain Picard
53. Close an envelope
54. Mental confusion
55. Possesses
58. Canyon feature
Managing Garden Pests with Pollinators in Mind
Special to the Ledger
by Melinda Myers
Every garden season
is filled with beautiful
and tasty surprises along
with a few challenges.
One challenge gardeners
face each year is man
aging insect pests while
keeping the pollinators
safe. Fortunately, only
a very small percent of
insects in our landscapes
are harmful. The rest
help pollinate plants,
feed upon or parasitize
bad insects, or help de
compose plant debris.
Proper identification
of the plant-damaging
culprit is the first step
in managing problems.
Often the insect that is
most visible is not the
one causing the dam
age. You can find lots of
helpful information and
images online. Look for
websites hosted by your
local University, exten
sion service or botanical
garden. They often pro
vide timely tips on pests
in your area.
Once identified, you
will need to decide if
control is needed. Some
insect damage is just
cosmetic meaning the
plant’s health and lon
gevity are not adversely
affected it just looks
bad. In these cases,
control is for us not the
health of our plants.
Consider tolerating the
damage and masking it
with nearby plantings or
garden art.
In other cases, the
damage is done, and the
insect is no longer pres
ent. Revenge spraying
may make you feel bet
ter but does nothing to
fix the problem. Make
a note on next year’s
calendar to watch for
and manage the pest if
you feel control is really
needed. Finding pest
problems early makes
hand removal easier
and may be all that is
needed.
Often when we see the
damage on our plants,
control will not help.
Many galls, unusual
growths on plants, are
caused by insect feed
ing. When we see the
gall, the insect is either
safely living inside the
gall or it has fled to
complete another stage
of its life. At that point,
control will not work
and in most cases, this
is a cosmetic issue and
control is not needed.
Work with nature to
help manage pest prob
lems. By tolerating some
damage, you provide
the food that attracts
nature’s pest controllers
to the garden. Watch for
aphid eating lady beetles
and green lacewings
that eat hundreds of
these pests each day.
Invite songbirds to your
landscape with seed
and berry producing
plants and a clean, fresh
source of water. Ninety
six percent of terrestrial
birds feed their young
insects. And then there
are those non-stinging,
parasitizing wasps that
lay their eggs in other
insects. When the eggs
hatch the young feed on
the host. Avoid pesti
cides and provide water
and shelter to attract and
photo courtesy of MelindaMyers.com
An ecofriendly way to manage small
populations of Japanese beetles is to knock
them into a can of soapy water.
support insect eating
toads and frogs.
Enlist help from the
youngsters in your life.
Try the pluck, drop,
and stomp method.
Teach young gardeners
to identify problem
insects, pick them off
the plants by hand, drop
them to the ground and
stomp. What a great
way to teach kids about
nature and help them
burn off some of their
excess energy.
Handpicking or knock
ing insects like Japanese
beetles into a can of
soapy water is a great
way to manage small
populations of pests.
A fellow horticulturist
uses a small hand vacu
um to capture Japanese
beetles. Just be sure to
empty the insect filled
vacuum contents into
a can of soapy water
before storing.
If you decide you need
to lend nature a hand
managing garden pests,
look for more ecofriend
ly options. Barriers of
floating row covers -
see Myers,
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Dave Says
(It may be time to
sell the car)
Dear Dave,
We have a 2008 Honda
Accord that needs a
new timing chain. Our
mechanic says the repair
will cost about $2,200.
The car is worth about
$4,500. Is it time to get
another car, or should we
have it repaired?
Susan
Dear Susan,
That
sounds a lit
tle high for a
timing chain
fix to me.
Maybe I’m
wrong about
that, but let’s
look at the
math of your
situation.
You say
the value
of the car
is $4,500 if
fixed and
running
properly. Let’s say for
the sake of argument the
value of the car if you
sell it as-is—basically
salvage—is $1,500. If
you take the value of the
car as-is, plus the repair,
and the number you
come up with is more
than the value of the car
after it’s fixed, you don’t
repair the car.
So, if this car is actu
ally worth $1,500, the
idea of fixing it is very
questionable. If you can
get $1,500 for this thing
as-is, I’d sell it and put
the $2,200 I would’ve
thrown into fixing that
old thing toward a better
car.
You’re talking about a
big repair on an old car,
Susan. If the repair price
you got is right, and
it was from an honest
mechanic—not some
padded,
overblown
quote from
a dealer—I
think it’s
time for
that old
beater to
go!
— Dave
* Dave
Ramsey is
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national
best-sell
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personal
finance
expert, and host of The
Ramsey Show, heard
by more than 18 million
listeners each week. He
has appeared on Good
Morning America, CBS
This Morning, Today
Show, Fox News, CNN,
Fox Business, and many
more. Since 1992, Dave
has helped people regain
control of their money,
build wealth and en
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also serves as CEO for
Ramsey Solutions.
Dave Ramsey
Happy Birthday To:
July 7: Hazel Dollar, Sam Evans Jr., Liani Car
penter, Helen Nixon, Madison Lee Gosa), James
Runge, Kaye Smith, Macy Seymour, Jenny
Cannon, Katherine Espy, Vicki Bell, John K.
Berryhill, Ron Dillard, Katie Marie Stripling;
July 8: Flint Boone Lindsey, Joey Pait, Millie
Daughtry, Heather Stanley, Courtney DeLoach,
Michael Royals, Charles Stiles, Beth Roberts,
Timmy Jones, John Kerce, Tony Davis, Dexter
Wells, Billy Tucker, Richard Bush, Alan Adams,
Larry Willis, Shayna Parsons, Grant Capps,
Maggie Cheek, Jonathan Ouzts; July 9: Mandy
Chambers), Lindsey Anglin, Rae Harrelson,
Lindsey Anglin, Jon Russell, Charlotte Murphy,
Barbara Cannon, Lem Watson, Madison Davis,
Stoy Robinson, Janelle Wetherald, Anissa Hen
derson, Lamar Hatcher, Dennis Harrell, Terry
Cook, Robert E. Hammack, Jr., Michelle Satter
field, Mark Jennelle, Robby Kirksey, Kenecthia
Stubbs, Kevin Paul; July 10: Kaiza Reid, Zack
Overturf, Amanda Kelley, Rebecca Hughes,
Judy Mathis, Heidi J. Summerlin, Selena
Walker, Chedsey Hopewell, Sissy Hardee, Paul
Lowthian, Rebecca Powell, Traci Posey, Julian
Carswell, Jackie Johnson, Keith Alderman; July
11: Mary Evelyn King, Marcia Studley, Shelby
Everett, Brooke Cannon, Edna Jones, Phillip
Bridges, Shane White, Stephanie Pate Roberts,
Payge Carswell, Cheryll Lamkin, April Walls;
July 12: Paula Nowicki, Erin Thaggard, J.K.
Strickland, Beverly Lightfoot, Kadrian Blanton,
Kamron Blanton, Mike Conn, Lynn Owens,
Latonya Walton, Mark Thomas Taylor Michelle
Knight, Daniel Van Oteghem, Donnie Worrell,
Darrell Beasley, Jack Hall, James Parr, Larry
Cooley , Matthew Gay, Kim Tompkins, Charlie
Chandler, Daniel Durden; July 13: Levi Holt,
Brenda Blinstrup, Charlotte Kregl, John (J.J.)
Rivers, Christopher Layfield, Sue Freeman, Ali
cia Roos, J.R. Kench, Freddy Hendley, Margaret
Denham, Nicky Bentley, Jamie Davenport, Da
vid McCool, Phillip Spillers, Cindy Senn, Lisa
Kearse, Nathan Arnold(, Lindsay Cribb
Happy Anniversary To:
July 7: Mr. and Mrs. Hank Haddock, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Dutton, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Brian Le-
May, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Toms; July 8: Mr. and
Mrs. John Beamon, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gay, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Hammack, Jr.; July 9: Mr.
and Mrs. Marshall Merritt, Mr and Mrs Bartt
Harrelson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathis, Mr. and
Mrs. Rusty Muliford, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mc-
Corkle; July 10: Mr. and Mrs. Zane Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter M. Link, Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Woods, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gardner, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Robinson; July 11: Mr. and Mrs.
Davy Knight, Mr. and Mrs. K Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell Turner;
July 12: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Somers, Mr. and
Mrs. Rodger Wagoner , Mr. and Mrs. Robbie
Brogdon; July 13: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mathis,
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Harrell