European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and Striph a Friday september 5, 19so modern Iii new seeking an entomologist George g. Kennedy of North Carolina state University with a tiny Green hair covered Tomato left which secretes fluid fatal to insects. By Bruce Douglas United press International scientists. Sliu have Long used  combat plan , arc finding it May also be used la tunic another crippler of food crops insects. One Region is soaring prices of almost All chemicals. Another is environment Alisa opposition u insecticides. One of the plants most adaptable to experiments appears to be the Tomato. A Small Green hair covered specks growing wild in Central and Smith America secretes a fluid fatal to the Domestic Tomato s Mas damaging insect enemies. George o. Kennedy associate professor of entomology at North Carolina state univ shy in Raleigh said in an interview that in the next several years Farmers May be Able co grow tomatoes without using any insecticides at Al. The problem tin in creating a hybrid Plant Thesil kills i acts and Mill produces r Tomato acceptable to inc people who eat them the South american variety of wild Tomato secretes a Sticky subs since through its Nair that traps insects. In one variety the substance kills the pests within 20 min utes. In another it paralyses its victims without killing i ctn. Kennedy Hopes to crossbreed so the insect tilling hairs grow on inc Plant s leaves instead of he or unlock them selves. Our objective right now is to incorporate the Resis Tance Factor in the foliage and comply Cicely absent it from the fruit Kennedy said. I feel very confident thai this is a very reachable goal first efforts at crossbreeding have produced a larger redder Tontalo bul an acceptable product is several years away. In the Early generations of it we re jus identifying the factors that cause this resistance to insects Kennedy Sard. But we re beginning to make selections and from this Point it becomes a straight Forward  though crossbreeding has largely bran confined to Limi inline diseases strains of priest Ami of incr grains hate Boca Der doped thai resist certain inserts. Kennedy said concerns about the effects of insecticides on the environment and on humans has he cd Spur re search in the area bul the crucial Factor in Sulc Ctina . Wheat has a Low Dollar value per acre and insecticides have proved too great a Strain on the profit margin torn tag scientists to develop insect resistant brains Ken Nedy said. Insecticides have been used on Tom blocs and other vegetables because their relatively High Dollar yield per acre have allowed Farmers to Spray the chemicals while retaining a sufficient profit. But the soaring Price of chemicals is changing thai economics is really inc determining Factor in this thing Kennedy said. Wheat Alfalfa Corn crops for which scientists have produced insect resistant strains Nave one common denominator 3 relatively Low Dollar value per  the Lomard is particularly suited for the crossbreed inc experiments because inc South american variety kills the three most common Tomato pests the Tomato fruit Btttle tobacco Horril to and the Colorado potato this is somewhat unique in thai it is resistant to All he major pests Kennedy said. I foresee it As essentially eliminating insecticides for Tomato growers other fruits and Jegou Iblis May not Bare i Pletl immune o .11 major in Whf eat min but Kennedy it ast eloping sural a immune to Insl one major i is Art import in slip. One or to  dictate a Large amount of insecticide use. Be said. It s a matter of looking hard enough for the right Strain. What you will do is greatly reduce the Ansec Licida Load necessary to produce ant acceptable at wits end by  s had nev1-r Iii Ard he expression gridlock Boford Mill the Deputy commissioner of trat it a a Tion used it recently in a Turk. It s a  used Wilc scribe j coir Lifton no arc traffic comes to i . Sci a fit i to tally per Elj Vej add ii unable Lon ave a nowhere. He said he Lias been Clung to i but has never really see nit. I have. Lots of Lomci. The last time i encountered gridlock was when 1 is picking my children up it a Rock concert. It was a terrify ing experience. Nothing was moving in the entire parking lot. 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