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Damage By Moths At New High

TRENTOri — Gypsy njoth damage to forested areas of New Jersey reached new record levels in 1981, according to the results of aerial surveys conducted by the state Dept, of Agriculture. A total of 798,790 acres of trees — nearly twice the acreage damaged in 1980 — were defoliated by the gypsy moth caterpillar in varying degrees. "This figure represents about 75 percent of the state’s hardwood forest resource," John Kegg, supervising entomologist for the state agriculture department, reported. "The selected, highly valued areas we freated, however, held up very well against the gypsy moth caterpillar." - KEGG EXPLAINED that the voluntary Cooperative Gypsy Moth Suppression program which inyoles selective aerial spray treatment is not intended to wipe out gypsy moths from the state, nor even to reduce (he overall infestation in New Jersey. THE DEPARTMENTS aerial spray recommendations involved only about 75,000 acres in 1981, with about 60,000 acres actually treated at) thie request of par' ticipating municipalities In addition to the “vr

BLACK AREAS SHOW extent of Gypsy Moth defoliation In 1981 aerial survey of state.

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(From Page 1 > treated at the hospital and released; the driver the next after surgery for a severed tendon. Accidents July 28 on Rt. 9 in Court House and July 26 on the parkway just south of Court House took the lives of three motorists, all in their 20s.

spray progrant, parasites which attack the gypsy moth in its various stagfcfc of development are released by the department in deep forests as part of an in' tegrated approach to pest management. The parasite populations build up in the forested areas and over a period of time help to stabilize Ihe pest population. The parasites cannot do the job alone, but once the pest population is either reduced by chemical spray or collapsed as a result of disease, the parasites are able to hold the population down. The Department also depends upon biological controls to create a cycle of gypsy moth outbreak deliberately about seven or eight years apart. "This means that we would be dealing _ with large scale outbreaks of the gypsy moth only every seventh or eighth year," Kegg explained. RIGHT NOW, the gypsy motK, infestation throughout the region is so great that outbreaks can develop more rapidly than , they did just five years ago, interrupting the seven to eight year cycle that has been engineered with biological Controls. “In other words, even though the cycle is such that no major outbreak is expected for a couple of years, the infestation is so widespread that the wind could blow calerpillars into the area and cause an outbreak to occur earlier and off schedule," Kegg said. x The forested areas defoliated in 1981 were not part of the cooperative aerial spray program. Defoliation involved all 21 counties and more than 300 municipalities Boardwalk Blaze (From Page 1 > Landing was to games and offices at the front of the pier. One employee described his escape from the pier: "I was first into the office to change out of uniform and get my clothes." said 24-year-old Gerald Magee of Davis Ave. "The smoke was so thick it was difficult to see.V Most of Mariners' Landing employees lost their own clothing in the

fire.

As the fire raged, thousands of spectators gathered on the boardwalk and beach. Police and volunteers had their hands full keeping back crowds. A New ' Yorker was heard to say to his child: "At least we can say we were here the night the boardwalk burned." \ THE NEXT DAY. what had been one 6f \the busiest blocks dn the boardwalk was leveled to a' smoldering wilderness. Some firemen remained tt> hose down small fires which continued springing up in the rub-

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On Mariners' landing pier there was little time to reflect on the fire — the job of clearing away the mess and opening the pier was underway. Ironically ' the main obstacle to re-opening was not fire damage but the thousands of gallons of water pumped into the fire which had flooded the power room below the pier. Pier owners, Will and Bill-Morey Enterprises, were confident of opening the next night. But for others, the summer season had come to an

abrupt end.

• Jack Flood and Tom Hughes, owners of the Pelican Arcade, surveyed the rubble as a crane started to clear the tangled remains of their business. "We couldn't get anything out. We've lost everything, everything," said Mr

Flood ruefully.

Casinos Hurt Here Water Tank

WILDWOOD — Suggestions included more emphasis on promoting the Wildwoods as a family resort, offering more package tours locally, unification of all local business interests... The ideas came as more than 100 area merchants took off from work last Thursday evening, for a meeting called by the local Chamber of Commerce during which the whys and wherefores for lessened profits were blamed on the casino lure and drain in Atlantic City. One estimate) not universally accepted, was that as much as 25 per cent or the non-motel trade was off in 5-Mile Beach. Lots of Luck AVALON — Saturday morning at JTtis auction time here, when the borough will place three municipally-owned lots at42nd and FourthTWe. up for grabs. All are bayview properties and each is graded and has.water and sewer hookups and curbing. Appraised between $70,000 and $80,000. they carry minimum bids of between $63,000 and $70,000. Bidding will be ai borough hall. 31st and Dune Dr.

. < From Page I) * "Our system wouldn’t be able to handle that kind of development." Mr. Bebee said Mdhday. He also noted the need for having a recharge well in the area, adding it would have to be in place before the tower There is no mention by Ciampetti of a wel) in his variance request. The request does note, however, that construction of the stand pipe would occur after title to the property is transferred to the Wildwood Water Dtilily. ALTHOUGH THE township had no specific plans from the applicant on the tower’s height or holding capacity Jhe zoning board will-alsd have to consider whether a hardship variance is'nccessary There is a possibility that supporting members of the stand pipe would fall outside the required setback area. The hearing will be 7 p m. Tuesday in township hall, Villas. Last winter, following opposition by neighbors and others, the township zoning board denied a variance request by the City of Cape May to establish a well in a residential area just north of the canal in Cold Spring. Under township zoning, public utilities are a non-permitted use except in industrial zones.

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