E W H E R E IN THE NEWS 



Publications: 



On Mums, 



A recent publication of the Ohio 

 Florists Association (OFA) "can pro- 

 vide you with the most comprehen- 

 sive and up-to-date information 

 available on the production and mar- 

 keting of garden mums." Tips on Crow- 

 ing and Marketing Garden Mums is an 

 84-page text with 101 color figures, 

 31 tables, and ten black-and-white 

 illustrations designed to help both 

 novice and experienced growers. 



The book was compiled through 

 the combined efforts of 20 floricul- 

 ture academicians and industry pro- 

 fessionals; and it was planned and 

 edited by Peter Konjoian, Konjo- 

 ian's Floriculture Education Services, 

 Andover, MA, and Michelle Gaston, 

 Stephen Carver, and Cheryl Irwin of 

 the Ohio Florists' Association. 



For a copy, send $25.00 (for OFA 

 members, $20) to OFA Services, Inc., 

 2130 Stella Court, Suite 200, Colum- 

 bus, OH 43215-1033. 



Native Plants, 



The 15th edition of the UMass Ex- 

 tension Garden Calendar is now 

 available and the theme for 1997 is 

 "Using Native Plants in Managed 

 Landscapes." Each month features 

 original color illustrations along with 

 plant information. Written and re- 

 searched by UMass Extension staff 

 specifically for southern New En- 

 gland growing conditions, it makes 

 both a fine gift and useful tool for 

 the home gardener. 



Cost is $8.00 per calendar (this in- 

 cludes handling and shipping). Make 

 checks payable to UMass and send to 

 Bulletin Distribution Center, Draper 

 Hall, Box 32010, University of Massa- 

 chusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-2010. For 

 more: 413-545-2717. 



and Turf... 



Turf 1PM Facts is a packet of over 50 

 fact sheets written by turf specialists 

 from the University of Massachu- 



setts. Sheets cover such topics as 

 white grubs, grass choices, and an- 

 nual grassy weed control. Basically 

 they cover general turf maintenance 

 and pest management based on in- 

 tegrated pest management (IPM) strat- 

 egies. Sheets sizes vary from one to 

 four pages A 13-page turf monitoring 

 calendar is also included. 



The price is $25.00. Make checks 

 payable to the University of Massa- 

 chusetts and send to the Bulletin Dis- 

 tribution Center in Draper Hall. 



Plus a New Pest Guide from 

 Vermont 



(from The Dirt. Fall, 1996) 

 The Vermont Department of Forests, 

 Parks, and Recreation has recently re- 

 leased A Field Guide to Common Insect 

 Pests of Urban Trees in the Northeast. Writ- 

 ten by Dr. Trish Harrison of the Ver- 

 mont Forest Biology Lab and illus- 

 trated with full-color photographs by 

 E. Bradford Walker, this 86-page 

 guide, designed to be a convenient 

 reference for field foresters and ar- 

 borists, is "just the right size to slip 

 into the inside pocket of your field 

 vest or carry in the glove box of your 

 vehicle." 



The price is $15, postage paid 

 For a copy, send a check payable to 

 the State of Vermont to VT Dept. of 

 Forests, Parks, and Recreation, 103 

 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 

 05671-0603, Attn: Tess Greaves. The 

 phone number is 802-241-3678. 



Two Pluses and a 

 Minus: 



A Donation 



{Greenhouse Grower, October, 1996) 

 The New England Florist Credit As- 

 sociation donated $44,000 to the 

 University of Massachusetts Founda- 

 tion to establish a Floriculture Re- 

 search Endowment Fund at the 

 school. The goal of the endowment 

 is to support UMass Extension pro- 

 grams that provide education and 

 research in the commercial applica- 



tions of new technologies for the 

 greenhouse floriculture industry in 

 Massachusetts. 



A Beetle 



[Country Folks Grower, November, 1996) 

 Cornell scientists have confirmed 

 what they believe is the first know 

 report outside Asia of a longhorned 

 beetle, Knoplophora glabripennis, that is 

 currently attacking Brooklyn's Nor- 

 way maple and horse chestnut tree 

 populations. 



The beetle, with coal-black wing 

 covers sprinkled with white spots 

 and long black-and-white antennae, 

 isn't harmful to humans. It is, how- 

 ever, devastating trees in Brooklyn's 

 Greenpoint neighborhood. Three- 

 quarter-inch circular holes in the 

 Brooklyn trees first led authorities to 

 think that teenage pranksters were, for 

 some reason, drilling, but adult 

 beetles turned out to be the culprits. 



There is apparently little to be 

 done to curb the infestation as the 

 beetle has no known natural enemies. 



and a Breakthrough 



(Greenhouse Grower, October, 1996) 

 A team of researchers at The Penn- 

 sylvania State University (Penn State) 

 and Brookhaven National Laboratory 

 have identified a geranium gene 

 that is linked with a mechanism that 

 makes plants resistant to insect 

 pests. The breakthrough is the cul- 

 mination of years of interdisciplinary 

 studies at Penn State, beginning 

 with research looking at the suscep- 

 tibility of garden geraniums to spi- 

 der mites and aphids. The resistant 

 plants produce a sticky liquid that 

 traps insects and mites or kills them 

 by inhibiting the ability of the fe- 

 males to lay eggs 



The discovery could have signifi- 

 cant implications for agriculture as 

 well as other industries that use 

 specialized oils. Penn State is in the 

 process of patenting the use of this 

 gene. 



THE PLANTSMAN 



