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[Scott Breneman <sbreneman AT yourgoodwill.org>]

Our Campbell hydrants have failed often, possibly our own fault.  When 
installing, be sure to put silicone grease on the rubber stopper, and *not* 
to tighten the riser pipe, but turn the base of the hydrant onto the water 
line instead.  Turning the top of the hydrant/riser changes the seating depth 
of the  plunger=fail...

Have not heard of Siemens, and have been  most impressed with Merrill brand 
hydrants so far.  

Scott

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   1. Re: Fly Pests in VA (Marlin Burkholder)
   2. frost free hydrant (Beth Spaugh)


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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:51:49 -0400
From: Marlin Burkholder <burkholders AT glenecofarm.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fly Pests in VA
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Well, the entomologist and a graduate student, came to our farm and verified 
that we have 100% infestation of drosophila larvae and flies.  Please read 
the note below which Dr. Pfeiffer, just sent, since his visit here on 
Thursday.
Burkholders

From: Doug Pfeiffer
To: Berry Growers From: Doug Pfeiffer, Fruit Entomologist Sent: September 1,
2012 Hello, everyone: Another new invasive drosophilid?: While investigating 
what was suspected to be an infestation of spotted wing drosophila in an 
Albemarle County vineyard, we found a block with high numbers of adults of a 
different species, Zaprionus indianus, commonly called the fig fruit fly.
While we are just starting to investigate this species, as far as I can tell 
it is new to the state.  It is of African origin, but has become established 
in Brazil.  In 2005 it was detected in Florida, and in South Carolina in 
2007.  Apparently most fruit attacked have already fallen to the ground, but 
some fruits are attacked while still on the tree.  The Albemarle infestation 
was in a block of Petit Verdot, still on the vine.  When clusters were 
examined, many adult fruit flies.  These adults are very characteristically 
colored, with silver stripes running along the back, against a reddish-yellow 
background. To date, these flies have only been collected in grape; the host 
range among other fruit crops grown in Virginia is unknown, but since there 
is a strong possibility that other berry crops may be attacked, I am sending 
this message.  I will attach a PDF version of the Pest Alert fact sheet with 
this message (you will likely have to log into Scholar in order to find that 
attachment. Related to our new project on spotted wing drosophila, we are 
interested in ANY fruit infestation by drosophilids, and would be interested 
in infestations during the harvest period.  We also need to get a handle on 
the distribution of this new species, the fig fruit fly.  If fruit flies are 
common in the berries, hold a sticky card near the fruit and tap lightly; 
flies may be collected in this way.  Berries with small maggots may also be 
held in order to rear adults.
Time is of the essence as we approach harvest of this cultivar. More later, 
Doug

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Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 22:04:36 -0400
From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
Subject: [Market-farming] frost free hydrant
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Local plumbing supply carries "Siemen".  Is that a good quality brand?  I 
remember folks saying new hydrants aren't as good as they used to make, and 
someone chiming in with a recommendation.  Thank you.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

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"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - 
Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances 
Moore Lappe

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