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4 Kankerworm Kill: Redux Loss of leaves weakens trees making them suscep- ble to deadly pathogens. Trees can use backup re- serves to produce new leaves, but over several sea- sons are unable to recover and die. Older trees are parcularly suscepble. ~ Two methods of reducing the worms are inseccide Bt & manual tree banding. Bt is less preferred, having known impacts on all buerflies/moths. Banding is not an eradicaon but a control method, keeping moth/worm numbers in normal ranges & part of the food web controlled by predators. It’s not advisable to apply tanglefoot directly to the tree; it drips/stains and is hard to apply consistently. A flat firm band is best to smear it on & keep it in place. Best pracce: put up bands in fall when convenient, (about chest/head height); add tanglefoot when 90% of leaves have fallen from canopies – post Thanksgiving/early December (otherwise they get stuck and make a bridge for moths to cross over bands). Tanglefoot is harder to spread in the cold; loosen by placing a bucket/tube of it in warm water bath if needed. Bands should be checked & new tanglefoot applied if old fills up with moths; bands should come off by late April/early May when no more moth/worm ac- vity (worms crawl up too) is evident. Bands leſt longer harm the underlying tree and can lead to weakening or infecon/death. Edison Johnson Pool & Rec Center (500 W Murray): Fall Play More Schedule is out! ` Hawaiian Luau ! Sept 20, 4-6 Pm FREE -Escape to paradise with friends & family! Limbo, Music, Refreshments, Games & more! Info, programs, register: hp://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/prd/ Pages/Home.aspx ------------------ Museum of Life & Science: (433 W Murray): Go here for a full list of happenings -- for all ages! hp://lifeandscience.org/ visit/calendar/all/byTag?tagId=1 ~ 5 th Annual Science of Beer, Sept 18, 6:30–9:30 pm (adult only) - Featuring tasngs from local brewers, Food trucks/DJ, workshops, plus experi- ments on the science of making beer. [$20 Members/ $25 Public] ~ Pumpkin Patch Fesval – 4 weekends in October 10am–4pm - Climb aboard Ellerbe Creek Railway to the pump- kin patch! ~ Pick the perfect one to take home. Craſts, carni- val games and exploring the Museum! [$12 Members/ $20 Public] The Museum of Life & Science and Edison Johnson F ALL 2014 Join or renew your membership today! Make checks payable to: “NPNA”, mail check and this form to: Singer/NPNA, 311 Greenwood Drive Durham, NC 27704 ☐ Individual Household $5-$15, pay what you can ☐ Business/Institution $20 Name:__________________________________________ Address:________________________________________ Phone:__________________________________________ Email:___________________________________________ Or use PayPal at our website Northgateparknc.org **NPNA Membership Form** Join the NPNA listerv at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPNA click “join this group” OR send an email to [email protected] Northgate Real Estate has connued to be strong this year. Comparing data from January 1 to August 1, last year to this year, sales have increased from 8 to 14 homes sold. Days on the market also in- creased from 30 to 56 days. Average size of homes sold in 2013 was 1155 SF. In 2014 the average size home sold was 1105 SF. Last year homes sold build date was from 1904 to 1978. This year homes sold build date was from 1938 to 2014. If you desire addional informaon about these sta- scs or other data, contact me at 919 308 4306. Northgate Park Real Estate Want a Cool NGP t-Shirt? Email Deb@ [email protected] 1 Food Truck Rodeo: Thurs, Aug. 28 with the Durham Ukulele Orchestra NPNA Board Meeng: Thurs, Sept. 18, 7:00pm, Civitan Center Food Truck Rodeo: Thurs, Sept. 25 with Half Hog & the Hushpuppies Northgate Community Yard Sale: Saturday October 11, 8am -12 pm (Rain date 10/18) see page 3 NPNA Board Meeng: Thursday, October , 7:00pm, Civitan Center Food Truck Rodeo: Thurs, Oct. 23 with Valerie Booker, The Eternal Hiccups Park clean up Dec 13th F ALL 2014 Newsletter NORTHGATE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION This column recognizes individuals or groups who make our neighborhood even beer! Sebasen, Laura and Mia Florand- Sebasen designed the popular logo for the Save the Bronto campaign. You sll see the tee shirts today. He and Mia have parcipated with nu- merous Park and Ellerbe Creek clean ups. Laura helps for hours on our annual luminary night. She is there for kit set up and the actual lighng. We’re so lucky to have this helpful and creave family in our community. Jack and Bernie Page - In 2013 Bernie iniated recycling in the park and leads the Blue Bin Bunch in collecon at the Park. This service connues today. She also hosts a Spanish lan- guage club at their home. Thanks to both for parcipang in park clean ups as well. Jack (with others) aided a neighbor by dismantling a handicap ramp which was no longer needed. A side note… in Spring they have a stunning display of yellow irises which adds a touch of cheer and beauty to our neighbor- hood. Toban, Kate and Zachary Penner- Toban built the NPNA web site, northgateparknc.org. He connues to help me with web support today! Toban and Kate have transformed an original garage into addional office and living space. This is near and dear to my heart, as I knew the Chambers family who lived their since construcon of the home. The stone wall was built with materials from the Duke East Campus wall per Mary Chambers Davidson. Thanks for connuing their legacy of love for this property. If you have someone for Community Assets send an email to [email protected] Carol Henderson Canker Worm Kill: Redux New season, new programs, free supplies! Last year’s fight against the cankerworm scourge met with substanal success. The rematch is on this fall, with new resources & requests for folks to get in- volved. Our Urban Forester and Ag team will host workshops in Sept/Oct, with free banding kits / tanglefoot tubes for aendees. Duke’s Natural Resource Manager hopes to save East Campus’ mature oaks; she’s send- ing out the call to nearby n’hood residents to get sup- plies & guidance, at a series of workshops this Sept through April 2015. Please stay tuned to the n’hood list (www.northgateparknc.org to join) & Northgate Park Facebook Page & Durham City General Services/Duke websites for details on mes/dates, and our own talk/workshop in NGP. CANKERWORM KEY FACTS: Cankerworms: larvae of two nave moth species whose numbers are recently in plague proporons. ~ Destrucon cycle begins when flightless female moths crawl up trunks of trees, aſter/during mang with (winged) male moths. ~ Females lay eggs in crowns of trees (Nov-March) from which worms hatch (March-April) and feed on leaves. Females will climb ANY trunk to aempt to get to canopy, even those without edible leaves. ~ Hatched worms travel surprising distances . Oaks and many other trees and plants are preyed on. Worms can defoliate all spring growth on large tree in 48 hours. Connued on p. 4 Member of the Inter-Neighborhood Council Upcoming Neighborhood Events Use your PayPal account to join NPNA at Northgateparknc.org “Like” Northgate Park Neighborhood on Facebook! 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