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GARDEN A Idoesrit hurt to call. You're in pain. therapists, nurses, and psychiatrists have BY PAUL B. ENGLER Protecting Eucalyptus What can I do to protect the eucalyptus trees on my property from the eucalyptus borer, the new pest I 've read about that is threatening California 's eucalyptus? The eucalyptus borer first was detected In California in 1984. Since that time, it has been found attacking eucalyptus trees in almost every Southern California county.

Certain insecticides control the pest, but their use on larger, mature trees is not practical. The best defense is to keep trees healthy and resistant: Water them regularly, and get rid of any infected wood (The larvae tunnel just under the bark and produce densely packed sawdust that is visible in cracks.) Last year we bad a wonderful crop of strawberries equal in size tp what you could find in grocery stores. This year the fruit is barely batf as large. What's the problem? S.S., West Los Angeles Although strawberries will bear fruit after one year, the yield and the size of the berries get progressively smaller the second and third year. Many gardeners dig up the plants after the summer-crop peak.

If you decide to keep them a second year, cut off the tops as close to the ground as you can without damaging the crowns after midsummer, the plants will renew themselves and bear somewhat larger fruit. Mydicbondralawn bos dry brown spots that wont recover, even after watering Any suggestions? Rosemead Flea beetles sometimes cause brown areas in dichondra. Although these tiny Insects can be controlled with many insecticide sprays, a preventive approach is the most efficient way to deal with it. Inspect your dichondra regularly for a flea-beetle population explosion, and apply spot insecticide treatments. And nothing seems, to help, One doctor prescribes pills.

been able to help people who could not find help Another sends you for therapy. Still another sends you to a specialist who sends you to another specialist who tells you he's not sure what's wrong with you. You're on a medical merry-go-round. And it's time to get off. Come to the Persistent Pain Program at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

Our experienced team of doctors, anywhere else. The Persistent Pain Program is covered by most health insurance plans. Call us. If painless. 0 Glendale Adventist Medical Center 1509 Wilson Terrace, Glendale, CA 91206 1985 Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

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