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Wed., July 2b, 1999, Houston Horn* Journal Page 8A Changes coming to 1-75 exit numbers Bt CHARLOTTE PERKINS Bpyarw Hpk* Jowwai. With competition increasing for tourism dol lars along 1-75, Jenny Andrew, director of the Perry Convention and Visi tors Bureau is planning to reach out for motorists' att ention with a new billboard boosting Perry as the place to stop for overnight Tedders shares tale of mealworms Br JOAN DORSETT Home Jootwal Staft Perry kiwanis Club mem bers heard all about the business of mealworms from 30-year Perry resident Louis Tedders at the July 22 meeting at New Perry Hotel. Tedders reminded mem bers that he spoke to them during 1990 about the environment when he was working as entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service at Byron from 1960-1995. Introduced by member Ches Cawthon, Tedders has an undergraduate degree in science from Mer cer University and a mas ters in entomology from Clemson University. He and his wife Iris married 43 years ago. When Tedders retired four years ago, he became a consultant with Beneficial Insectary in Oak Run, Calif. The owner asked him to look at a small insectary in Tifton. Georgia Mealies. He bought it in Septem ber 1998 and moved it as Southeast Insectaiy, Inc. to 606 Ball St. Perry, as a mail order business for grub or larvae of darkling beetles. Tedders son-in-law Ken Simpson is manager and is assisted by Sam Wood of Byron. They sell the mealworms to fishing bait wholesale distributors - Little’s Bait & Tackle & Pawn, 523 Gener al Courtney Hodges Blvd. is a local source, 81.45 for a cup. Tedders said there is nothing slimy about these worms absolutely clean is the difference in these and earthworms for fishing. The National Bluebird Society reports that bird watchers in the United States are very eager about this product which is a year-round business. Jane Perfect and Tommy Willard’s Birdwatchers Supply in Macon sells the mealworms. Colleges and universities use them for research (Auburn University for bat research), other insectaries for raising food for various beneficial insects, and pet stores sell them for feeding wild birds and pets like lizards, monkeys, turtles ■"!"I 'JMgg , - ■ ' rm I 1a) want this newspaper In ■ cC °oe^ i i'fvv P P ’ P P Ilf 4 <s£««** uHh . va addresses. Shouldn’t your mes |.| *sfcfSSr, . , m ft, <U a \ttve tvC t 1 - '*> *»** «thyou. message . y, am m m Kl illll#? accommodations and a good choice of restaurants. The billboard will be located north of the division of 1-75 and 1-475 north of Macon. Andrew is also urging local advertisers to put the word "Perry" on their bill boards instead of simply using exit numbers. This is an especially and small mammals. Southeast Insectary also sells insect traps for pecan weevils to most large grow ers throughout the south east. The dull black male and female adult beetles breed and lay eggs in wheat bran. Eggs hatch and become grubs or larvae which is the mealworm product Tedders sells. The small, medium, large and giant mealworms eat wheat bran. Nothing is wasted. The excrement of the beetles and larvae is a bone-dry mealie manure that is good 3-3-2 fertilizer for African violets, orchids, tomatoes and ponds. A 50-pound bag sells for $5. At 606 Ball St., space is the main concern and Ted ders has spent the last six months developing new packing equipment. The larvae are shipped in cloth bags with newspaper or in cups with bran to eat. The business is begin ning to recover from the end of April when they could not supply the demand and had to turn people away. It will be the end of August before they will be back up to peak supply. Beneficial Insectary in California produces a para site product better than insecticides for controlling house flies which is one pf the major problems of poul try and feed lot businesses. Tedders continues to be a consultant for Beneficial Insectaries and can get their products for cus tomers here. Plans for the future include getting into the beneficial nematode busi ness which is used as an insecticide on citrus trees for certain insects that attack the trees. By end of summer lady beetle traps will be market ed for removing lady bugs from houses. These lady bugs that inhabit houses are also a predator for con trolling aphids on trees and shrubbery, crape myrtles and pecan trees. Tedders said. Also they are considering producing butterflies that can be released in celebra tion as doves are at wed dings and garden parties. timely idea, because all of Georgia’s interstate exits will be renumbered begin ning Jan. 1. 2000. According to information released by the Georgia Department of Transporta tion, and provided by the CVB, signs will be upgrad ed and the exit numbering system will be changed to a “mile log system" with exit numbers corresponding to mile posts. 1-75 numbering in Georgia begins at the Florida state line and runs north to the Tennessee state line. It will continue to run from south to north, with the numbering established by miles. The new Perry inter change (near the Georgia National Fairgrounds) will be Exit 134. The Marshal- Mile Road exit, currently PERRY SELF STORAGE SALE TO SATISFY STATUATORY LIENS SAT., AUG. 14,1999,8:30 a.m. at the Facility Located at the Corner of Jeanne St and Gen. C. Hodges #32 - Christina Labra #230 -Tammle Jones #3B - Troy Jones #2OO- Jennifer Watkins #122 - Shavia Fann #129 - George Beverly #162 - Shirley Ingram #4 . Felton Klng #2 Wynelle Hammock welcome to vtm oommanitu... On behalf of the Directors, Officers and Staff of The Baulk of Perry T' fljfr A if ft § 11 §1 JmV| m I 1.1 * ' 8 “ J ■ 1111 RL « ' 'Tjjfe;B flj m 8 SB' 8 ■SARK 8 BskHvle m KSSSLdw' B ff THE Übank of perryJJ New N umbers New south of Fairgrounds fl 134 s®r Marshsaliville Road —Exit 135 Sam Nunn Boulevard Edit 136 North Perry Parkway Exit 131 Exit 42, will become Exit 135, and the Sam Nunn Boulevard Exit (43) will become Exit 136. The State Route 11 con nector to North Perry Park way, now Exit 43A, will be Exit 138. This system of number ing is considered more “user-friendly" by the D.0.T., because it allows motorists to estimate dis tances. It is also in compli ance with Federal guide lines. The Bank of Perry 1006 Main Street * Perry, Georgia 31069 987-2554 \ Henderson I \ village J \ Country Retreat / * Vand Restaurant / Come visit Langston House Restaurant at Henderson Village where every meal Is an experience to treasure. . Souj fetttusvrfy a neto... 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