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3 <br /> <br />Contractor Spraying: The contractors started spraying on June 22. J & J <br />Spraying started on I 94 and have completed spraying the outside ditches from <br />Tower City to West Fargo. Plans are to have the I 94 median sprayed also. <br />Construction of the safety fence in the median will limit the spraying coverage. <br />Walker’s Lawncare has started on Highway 18 from the north county line to <br />Casselton. They will be spraying I 29 ditches and median. Wind, rain, and high <br />temperatures have limited our spraying activity to date. <br /> <br />Leafy spurge flea beetle collecting: Leafy spurge flea beetles are emerging <br />and collecting has begun. To date we have collected enough flea beetles for 17 <br />releases comprising 7 landowners. A press release was given to the media and <br />the Extension Ag Alert newsletter has included the notice in their June 30 <br />newsletter. <br /> <br />Spotted hemlock status: Spotted hemlock has been found in the bloom stage <br />in northern Cass near Erie. Early scouting in areas where spotted hemlock was <br />sprayed last year with DruaCor has not found spotted hemlock plants. Further <br />scouting will be conducted. Spotted hemlock identification cards have been <br />printed and will be mailed to township chairmen to be given to the road <br />maintainer operators. Hopefully, the maintainer operators will be able to see and <br />report spotted hemlock infestations to the weed office. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Events: <br /> <br />NDWCA Summer Symposium August 23-25, Washburn ND <br />NDWCA Board meeting September 27, Bismarck <br />NDWCA Area meeting October 24, TBD