Duck Pond from the Dam
Oregon State University professor releases destructive moths, wasps into orchards
More a strategy than specific tool, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) focuses on a stable of techniques, in addition to pesticides, to control pest populations. These include the introduction of natural predators, habitat modification and genetic tinkering.
Orchardists and farmers in the Hood River area are “way ahead of most other regions” when it comes to these sorts of interventions, Adams says.
The sterilized moth release from this summer is modeled after a long-standing project in British Columbia.
The Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program has sterilized and released codling moths into the Okanogan Valley area since 1992. That’s led to a 94% reduction in the moth population, which in turn has reduced the quantity of pesticides deployed by 96%.
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Taken on Saturday September 19, 2020 at Delmar, New York.Next Time – September 7, 2022
Today’s sunrise was at 6:25 am. The next time the sun will rise earlier then today 🌄 is in 178 days on Saturday, March 4, 2023.
The average high for today is 78 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average warmer then today is in 278 days on Monday, June 12, 2023 when the average temperature will be 79 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 53.4° from the horizon at 12:54 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be higher in the sky mid-day is in 211 days on Thursday, April 6.
Today has 12 hours and 40 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be longer then today is in 210 days on Wednesday, April 5.
Today’s sunset will be at 7:20 pm. The next time the sun will set later then today 🌆 is in 206 days on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
The average low for today is 56 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average warmer then tonight is in 278 days on Monday, June 12, 2023 when the average temperature will be 57 degrees.
Weather Update – September 7, 2022
Rain showers and clouds today. ☁️
Then we get at least one more blast of August-like weather for the second half of the week into the weekend. I am undecided, I could head out of town but I probably won’t as I just got back from the Adirondacks on Monday. Plus with work I doubt I can get away from cell service for the weekend with work.
| Today. Feels like … September 24th. |
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A slight chance of showers after noon. Cloudy. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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71 degrees | 63 max dew point | 7:20 sunset |
| Tonight. Feels like … August 30th. |
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Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. Calm wind.
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58 degrees | 6:26 sunrise |
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| Thursday. Feels like … September 1st. |
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Mostly sunny. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
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79 degrees | 62 max dew point | 7:19 sunset |
| Thursday Night. Feels like … September 3rd. |
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Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear. Light and variable wind.
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57 degrees | 6:27 sunrise |
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| Friday. Feels like … August 14th. |
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Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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82 degrees | 62 max dew point | 7:17 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … August 30th. |
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Mostly clear.
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58 degrees | 6:28 sunrise |
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| Saturday. Feels like … August 3rd. |
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Sunny.
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83 degrees | 64 max dew point | 7:15 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … August 20th. |
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Partly cloudy.
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60 degrees | 6:29 sunrise |
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| Sunday. Feels like … August 22nd. |
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Partly sunny.
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81 degrees | 64 max dew point | 7:13 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … July 31st. |
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Mostly cloudy.
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62 degrees | 63 max dew point | 6:30 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … August 28th. |
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Partly sunny.
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80 degrees | 64 max dew point | 7:11 sunset |
| Monday Night. Feels like … July 15th. |
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Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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63 degrees | 64 max dew point | 6:31 sunrise |
| Tuesday. Feels like … September 5th. |
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Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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78 degrees | 66 max dew point | 7:10 sunset |
Daily Update – September 7, 2022
Good morning! What day is it? Hump Day, of course.
Rain has stopped, mostly moved to the south where they need it more than locally.
Cloudy and 63 degrees in Albany, NY. ☁ There is a north breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 60 degrees. The skies will clear tomorrow around 6 am.
Got my steps in yesterday 👣 and I’m up early getting my steps in on the Plaza before work. It seems like lately Albany has had a growing problem with the homeless, you see more and more of them at the bus stop and at the Plaza sleeping abs leaving piles of debris.j A number of days the stairways to the Plaza has been closed due because homeless people have crapped there 💩 and the other day there was a very obvious prostitute 👗 sitting on the steps of the State Capitol. Just gross.
Really since the pandemic, 🏙 cities just seem like they have been going in the wrong direction. They just aren’t as clean, with more vandalism and graffiti everywhere, more dirt and pollution. Some people want to blame the partisans of the other side, but it seems like things are worse then were a few years back when cities were starting to turn the corner. Delmar is getting back to normal but it’s just Albany. Maybe I forgot how bad old Albany was during my time working from home and avoiding downtown during the pandemic.
I wanted to walk at six o’clock in Delmar, ⏰ but the mornings as so dark now that we are in September. Plus it’s kind of a gray day as the rain pulled out. But at least I got my steps in yesterday, and with walking the plaza today I should have my steps in.
Last night was a Save the Pine Bush Meeting over Zoom which I participated in then retired to bed early 🛌 as it was a dark and damp night, although not so wet that I couldn’t walk. Had Ziti for dinner. 🥘 It was good, enough to have tonight too or save for a day or two. I do need to go shopping relative soon but I can squeeze a few more nights out of the pantry until this weekend I am thinking. Or maybe at lunch time I could run up to the supermarket, to avoid a trip. ⛽ That said, gas prices have come down a fair bit.
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