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2d The Butner-<strong>Creedmoor</strong> News, Thursday, September 19, 2013<br />
G ranville H ome & G arden G uide<br />
Home Improvement Tips To Help You Go Maintenance Free<br />
Want to save time and<br />
oney? If you’re a<br />
omeowner, consider<br />
mprovement projects<br />
hat can reduce the need<br />
or ongoing home<br />
aintenance. you’ll find<br />
he upfront cost and<br />
nergy well worth it down<br />
he line.<br />
It could be as simple<br />
s replacing older<br />
aterials with newer<br />
roducts that are longerasting<br />
and less<br />
usceptible to wear and<br />
ear, say experts.<br />
Not sure where to<br />
tart? Beginning with the<br />
xterior of your home will<br />
ive you the added benefit<br />
f boosting your house’s<br />
urb appeal. Clement<br />
ffers homeowners a<br />
andy checklist:<br />
The Roof: Look for<br />
roblem areas, such as<br />
issing or broken<br />
hingles, along with<br />
roofing tiles that are<br />
“flapping” in the wind.<br />
These indicate that a new<br />
roof may be in your future.<br />
Newer products on the<br />
market, such as polymer<br />
shake and slate roofing<br />
tiles, are impact-resistant,<br />
and some tiles are fireand<br />
impact-resistant.<br />
Along with helping<br />
protect against potential<br />
wildfires and severe<br />
weather, these roofs often<br />
come with a homeowner<br />
insurance discount. They<br />
also have a 50-year<br />
limited warranty.<br />
Windows: If you find<br />
the windows in your home<br />
don’t operate easily,<br />
there’s air leaking in or<br />
out of the units or<br />
condensation builds up<br />
between the glass panes,<br />
it may be time to replace<br />
them. Consider vinyl<br />
framed windows, which<br />
are energy-efficient,<br />
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visually appealing and<br />
durable. Plus, they don’t<br />
come with the<br />
maintenance hassles of<br />
wood windows, such as<br />
rotting frames, scraping<br />
and repainting.<br />
A c c e s s o r y<br />
Features: Check<br />
shutters, trim and<br />
louvers. Look for water<br />
spots, decay or peeling<br />
paint to see if they’re<br />
deteriorating, suffering<br />
from insect infestations<br />
or warping. When it’s<br />
time to replace these<br />
items, select lowmaintenance<br />
urethane or<br />
PVC products. The<br />
lightweight pieces are<br />
easy to install, add curb<br />
appeal and resist<br />
moisture.<br />
Main Entry Door:<br />
Can you see light around<br />
your door from the<br />
inside? Is the door hard<br />
to close or lock? Is the<br />
door itself warped? These<br />
are signs it’s time to<br />
replace your entry door.<br />
And even if you can’t see<br />
light, air may be moving<br />
through gaps in the<br />
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surprising rate.<br />
Consider replacing an<br />
entryway with a highperformance<br />
fiberglass<br />
door. Fiberglass doors can<br />
have up to four times<br />
more insulating value<br />
Nearly every insurance company out there is<br />
talking about “Bundling” or “Packaging”<br />
insurance policies. By combining your Auto<br />
and Homeowners policies we can offer you<br />
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than wood doors. And,<br />
selecting a door with all<br />
its components made by<br />
the same manufacturer<br />
— such as weatherstripping,<br />
sills and sweep<br />
— assures that you’re<br />
purchasing a strong,<br />
reliable entry door.<br />
If you have limited<br />
time and resources to<br />
complete home<br />
improvement projects,<br />
stick to those upgrades<br />
that will have a lasting<br />
impact.<br />
How To Treat Peach Tree Borers<br />
BY CARL CANTALUPPI<br />
EXTENSION AGENT,<br />
AGRICULTURE<br />
NC COOPERATIVE<br />
EXTENSION<br />
GRANVILLE COUNTY<br />
CENTER<br />
Peachtree borers are<br />
caterpillars of a<br />
clearwinged moth. The<br />
moths resemble wasps,<br />
but of course the moths do<br />
not sting. These moths<br />
emerge throughout the<br />
growing season, but the<br />
vast majority of them are<br />
in flight between August<br />
15 and September 15.<br />
Consequently, most of<br />
the borers can be<br />
managed preventively by<br />
treating<br />
with<br />
esfenvalerate,<br />
permethrin, cyfluthrin or<br />
other pyrethroid<br />
insecticide around August<br />
15 and again around<br />
September 1. Mix the<br />
insecticide in a bucket of<br />
water and pour the<br />
mixture on the tree trunk,<br />
3 feet above the ground,<br />
and let it soak into the<br />
ground at the base of the<br />
trunk. It is not necessary<br />
to treat higher into the<br />
tree since the moths lay<br />
eggs at the base of<br />
peaches, plums, cherry<br />
laurels, and ornamental<br />
cherries. From these eggs<br />
hatch tiny, white<br />
caterpillars that bore into<br />
the bark and tunnel in the<br />
cambium at the base of<br />
the tree.<br />
If you do not drench<br />
the tree, the borers will go<br />
into the tree and kill it,<br />
due to the plugging of the<br />
tree's vascular system.<br />
Many times, you will not<br />
notice that the tree is<br />
dying before it's too late<br />
to do anything during the<br />
following spring. The<br />
leaves can wilt and<br />
after the fruit has set. So<br />
take notice and treat<br />
early September so that<br />
If many borers infest<br />
a tree, the cambium may<br />
be completely girdled<br />
beneath the bark and the<br />
tree will die. The borers<br />
pupate inside the infested<br />
tree during late spring<br />
and summer and then<br />
emerge as moths a few<br />
weeks later. Look for<br />
gummy plugs containing<br />
frass (insect excrement)<br />
or partially projecting<br />
It is important to treat<br />
to prevent further borers<br />
from invading the tree.<br />
otherwise is to try to<br />
gouge the borer out from<br />
under the bark without<br />
collapse suddenly, right<br />
during mid August to<br />
you won't become<br />
disappointed next year.<br />
pupal skins.<br />
The only control<br />
injuring the tree<br />
excessively.<br />
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