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<br />GARDEN TIPS
<br />Caterpillars can harm some plants
<br />• Caterpillars are the larva in the Lepi-
<br />dopterous group — moths and butterflies.
<br />Insects in this group undergo metamor.
<br />phosis, a cycle from egg to adult in which
<br />in the case of complete metamorphosis,
<br />the insect looks different in each stage.
<br />rt ra
<br />Caterpillars cause damage and some
<br />tines expensive losses to crops.
<br />• Caterpillars are a food source for
<br />some wildlife. No caterpillars may mean
<br />no butterflies in the landscape, or food for
<br />the birds that live there. Some plants can
<br />survive the occasional feeding by cl t.
<br />erpillars. Oleanders, even when defoliat-
<br />ed, by Caterpillars, usually will survive
<br />and continue growing. Bougainvilleas
<br />can stand the loss of a portion of their
<br />leaves.
<br />• Control options for caterpillars in-
<br />clude hand picking, spraying with soapy
<br />water or walling for natural enemies to Photo by CAROL CLOUD BAILEY
<br />do the job. Fairly low -toxicity sprays are Bougalnvlllea Is a tough plant, but windac
<br />available in products containing the band overwatering are typical causes of
<br />teria Bacillus thuringiensis, or BT. The damage. However, with the bougainvillea
<br />worms ingest the bacteria sprayed on the pictured, the circular pattern of cutting
<br />leaves and soon stop feeding and die as and the remains of the tougher leaf
<br />the bacteria multiplies and poisons them mid -vein are typical of reeding by
<br />from the inside. caterpillars.
<br />re
<br />• Birds, wasps and fungi all use worms
<br />for food or incubators. Beforeaching • "May the wings of the butterfly kiss
<br />for a spray to control an infestation, take the sun
<br />a close look at the caterpillars. terpi. if several And find your shoulder to light on,
<br />are moving slowly and look to be covered To brio
<br />with mold, a fungus has invaded and may as
<br />g You luck, happiness and rich -
<br />wipe out the population soon. Very small
<br />wasps do lay eggs inside caterpillars; the Today, tomorrow and beyond."
<br />wasp pupa look like silky rice grains at- Irish blessing
<br />tached to the back of the worms — that
<br />caterpillar is history. Carol Cloud Dailey
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<br />PAINT "Color is a personal site, www historichouseclars.com. His client homes
<br />C FROM PAGE GI dling Its a way IOP have been seen on the TV
<br />N shows "Restore America"
<br />Choosing Ute right exte- lionleowners t0 and "Curb Appeal."
<br />hor color can be daunting, "People don't know how
<br />a Schweitzer said. "It's not derrionstmte died- to get at what they Like,"
<br />d like painting a well or buy- Schweitzer said. They can
<br />« ing an ugly shut." if You i)CCSOnallt}r. " recognize a house mat
<br />choose wrong, "it's a very looks awful, but can't look
<br />O expensive mistake." Rose Bosley, manager of at a well-done job and say
<br />! The altemative is for Plaza Paint why it looks so good.
<br />I you — and your neighbors One of die big problems
<br />I — to live with it for Ute es is, they find a house they
<br />Umaled five to eight years wide the Gowers on lheu' like yid W to boom
<br />flo
<br />the pact[ jab will hold up, slurs bs, or a cobblestone that to the calors of their
<br />If it's otherwise done right drivess'ay.' house, and they aren't re,
<br />Maybe that's why so Schweitzer, who has [start (in style) at ad."
<br />many people choose to laugh( Architectural histo- Sometimes the transla
<br />play it safe. According to ry and historic preserva ton gets garbled because
<br />.__the. Rohm _and -Haas _ Paint_ tion at the University of the proportion of body col --
<br />Quality, Institute, while is Michigan, tie University or differs so much from
<br />America's most popular of Toledo and Eastern one house to another. A
<br />exterior paint color (34 per Michigat University for deep pumpkin might look
<br />cent), followed by beige (28 more than 25 rears, ad- great on a house with only
<br />Percent), gray (15 percent), vises homeowners to pick 30 percent of he body col -
<br />blue it percent), green and the body color fust. To test or showing on the front of
<br />Yellow (6 percent each). a color, paint an area at the house. But cover 80
<br />Chris Rodgers, owner of least 4 feet by 4 feet on a percent of the front of the
<br />Supply' the Best Cleaning Piece of Plywood house in that color, and
<br />and Painting in Palm City, "You have to get it big it'll look Wee the world's
<br />often encounters eluents enough to acmally see the biggest lack o'danlem
<br />who are ovenvltebned by color," he said. Take pictures of your
<br />the hundreds of colors Schweitzer, who works house and study them, he
<br />available. with clients across the suggests. What percentage
<br />"The last thing I want to country, said he uses a is the roof color, the body
<br />do is paint a house a color Tb item checklist to mine color, nim and accents'
<br />they don't like, and they up with passible colors for "Break down the pieces,"
<br />have to drive up to it every a home. Tile list includes Schweitzer said.
<br />day" he said. "If you get it such factors as the roof coo ,fust as
<br />wrong, it can get expect. or, the direction the house you shouldn't
<br />sive." faces, the amount of orna trust a paint chip, he said,
<br />mentation and neighbor He brings ¢r Rose Bos Podon't base color selectionst on an online color visualiz
<br />ley, manager Plaza ing houses addition to ung program Although it's
<br />Paint in palm City,y, to help h mestyle and age of the great fico to "repaint" a
<br />narrow the selection. Bas- house with a click of the
<br />ley has helped several Examples of his projects mouse, the colors you we
<br />Treasure Coast home- can be found on his Web on your Computer might
<br />owners select exterior not be true.
<br />Paint colors that CORI ".Sonne Clients work of
<br />Once the hard
<br />ment each other, as well as
<br />the surrounding neighbor- choose Colors t0 calor selectiond done —
<br />hood. and before the fust drop of
<br />"Color is a personal coordinate with die paint is applied — comes
<br />thing," Bosley said. "Lt's a the even harder work of
<br />way for homeowners to FlOWers on the1P getting the surface ready
<br />demonstrate their_ for its transformation.
<br />person Or a "Make sure the
<br />a1ity. You have to consider shrubs, prep
<br />the body, (hen
<br />the trim, work is done properly, es.
<br />then the accent colors _ Cobblestone peciaty for older homes;'
<br />like doors and shutters Bosley said. "or me paint
<br />My job is to make these driveway." will peel right off"
<br />combinations of colors ap. Robert Schweitzer,
<br />pealing." Scripps Howard News Service
<br />She advises home -
<br />historic -color specialist and The Toledo Blade contrib
<br />owners note a few things Wed to this report,
<br />before the head t to
<br />Y ou he
<br />paint store. How does it
<br />face the sun? Is it a
<br />wood -frame home or con
<br />crete? Does it have a barrel
<br />tile roof or a metal roof!
<br />The answers will help de-
<br />termine the best color and
<br />sheen of paint for the job.
<br />"You want the house to
<br />flow with the landscape,"
<br />she said. "Some clients
<br />choose colors to coordinate
<br />annual reports for the
<br />;HIP) Program and FY
<br />Ong Recovery (HHR)
<br />at the housing office at
<br />It located at 1801 271h
<br />the hours of 8:30 a.m.
<br />Public comments are
<br />August 29, 2008. For
<br />lilt at (772) 226-1594.
<br />HGTVIDEAS
<br />Dowrrslze. In a small bedroom or annex unused then store towels and los
<br />bath, every inch counts, space on a private patio let paper in an etagere
<br />Compact showers, sinks, by replacing a window over the commode,
<br />toilets and outvanitieYoms tat with French doors,
<br />mailing out akbath el the eye. Want k y.OStick to one coloronse colon careful-
<br />withoutspace. make your catling look walls; this will help un
<br />Add storage. Add few l Curtainser? lieng ify
<br />inches above the in. the space. Light hues and
<br />shelves or cabinets In re- dow 8'ame (you can do neutrals Will make your
<br />cessed area that don't get this with the shower cur- bathroom look bigger. For
<br />much traffic, like over the tats; too). Give cabinets a more punch, choose
<br />toilet, or choose a vanity boost; this will keep the bright accessories.
<br />with drawers big enough eye moving up, away Go mild state. Small
<br />to hold extra towels, from the floor. rooms can look cluttered
<br />Be restrictive. Mirrors Don't out corners. Cor with busy patterns or out.
<br />make a small room took ners are an untapped re dated furnishings. In
<br />bigger. Don't Limit your. source in most bath- stead, choose simple, solid
<br />self to a medicine -cabinet rooms. f.00k for shelves, materials Bite wood, glass
<br />mirror; add a beautiful sinks and showers in an- and stone to create a
<br />vintage mirror, a wall of glefztting styles to help sense of serenity,
<br />mirrors or even a miry you find extra space in Accessorize. Make style
<br />rored vanity, every nook and cranny. the focus in your small
<br />Add on painlessly- in- Get In sink Reclaim ex. bath with faucets in the
<br />stead of increasing the fro room by replacing the latest finishes, fun shower
<br />size of your bathroom, vanity with a pedestal or hooks and decorative soap
<br />borrow unused space console sink. Look for holders.
<br />from other rooms. Create sinks with wide lips for
<br />a makeup nook in the soap and toothbrushes, Scripps Howard News Service
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