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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 9

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LEE PUBLICATIONS, INC. STATE SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2004 A9 Pest may bother soybeans less Firm's special edition rifle pays tribute to Lincoln, Charleston The relatively low numbers of soybean aphids trapped last fall suggests the beetles have done their job and that aphids might not be prevalent early this season, Steffey said. That doesn't mean they're gone for good, though. "Weather can change everything," he said. If the summer is cool, like it was for most of last summer, aphids could be a problem again.

Aphids seemed to sense soybean plants that were under stress from hot weather or poor soil, he said. Soybean aphids suck nutrients and moisture away from the plant and shut it down. Steffey said. The indication comes from traps placed around the state that catch soybean aphids. Few aphids were collected in the fall of 2001, and aphids were not a major problem in 2002.

But by that fall, the traps were catching more aphids. "We didn't really know what that meant, but it was a curiosity," Steffey said. Then last year, there was a major aphid outbreak in the state that contributed to much lower yields at harvest. And by late summer, there was a big increase in multicolored Asian lady beetles the aphids' main predator. URBANA (AP) Soybean aphids might be less troublesome for growers this year than last year, test results show.

Pest watchers at the University of Illinois are encouraged by the results but quick to point out that the tests are based on a short history and aren't foolproof. "There are no guarantees. Predicting insect infestations from one year to the next is pretty risky business," said Kevin Steffey, a crop sciences professor at UI's Urbana-Champaign campus. Based on trends since 2001, however, the information collected last fall is compelling, site or the? Illinois1 Historic ri BY ROB STROUD Staff Writer CHARLESTON A Fort Collins, firearm manufacturer has issued a special edition rifle that pays tribute to Charleston and its Lincoln heritage. Jnvestment Arms Inc.

has produced 26 Ruger 1022 rifles that are engraved with a portrait of Lincoln. They also bear the engraved phrases "American by Birth Patriot by Choice" and "Home of Lincoln Log Cabin State Park." Justin Daley, city project director for Investment Arms, said the manufacturer researches the history, culture and demographics of communities throughout the United States as part of its program of producing limited edition firearms. "If we are able to put something together that the town would be proud of, we try to do so," Daley said. Daley said he discovered Charleston's Lincoln heritage while doing research on the Internet. He said he was interested to find out that Charleston hosted one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and that Lincoln's father and stepmother lived nearby.

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