This year, our goal is to hold one training that will inform you and get you ready for the upcoming 2008-2009 4-H year.

4-H News for June includes 2008 4-H Day at the Capitol, Terrebonne Parish 4-H Want YOU as a 4-H Volunteer, and upcoming events.

At the time of the writing of this news column, the nation is experiencing a salmonellosis outbreak in certain raw tomatoes. This includes raw plum tomatoes, raw Roma tomatoes, and raw round tomatoes.

Topics include: Preparing landscape for summer storms, Pine Colaspis Beetle and Pine Needle Scale, Africanized Honey Bees, Bee Terms, Precautions Around Bees, and Vegetables to Plant in June.

The LSU AgCenter will hold a “Tomato Field Day” on Wednesday, June 11 at 5:00 PM at the Waterproof Ridge Farm located on 3719 Bayou Black Drive in Houma. Registration will begin at 4:00 PM and the program will begin at 5:00 PM and conclude by 7:00 PM. This educational program is free and open to the public.

Fishing with live bait? Here are some tips that will insure your live bait is lively when it is used for luring your prey. Although there are many different gadgets and gizmos available, this is intended to cover the basics of holding and handling live bait. For live baits like cocaho minnows, croakers or shrimp, the first consideration is water quality. The water quality requirements that should be maintained are oxygen, temperature, and salinity.

4-H News for May includes the 2008 4-H Achievement Day Celebration Contest results, 2008 Outstanding 4-H Members, 2008 Oustanding 4-H Leader, 2008 Outstanding 4-H Junior Leader, Community Club Award, Parish Activity Awards, 4-H Night with the PBR, 2008 4-H/LSU Football Game, and 2008 4-H Centennial Raffle.

Are you one of the 30% of adults who is not aware of your high blood pressure? May is National Blood Pressure Awareness Month and is a good time to find out if you are.

This powerpoint presentation includes pictures of insects and mites that attack commercial citrus groves in Louisiana. It also discusses a recommended insecticide plan to control these insects and mites to minimize their impact on yield in citrus groves. Be sure to check and make sure all chemicals that are recommended are currently labeled before applying them to citrus trees.

This presentation includes a number of pictures of insects and mites that attack backyard citrus in Louisiana. It also includes current recommendations for control. Note that you should check to make sure that all insecticides are currently labeled before using them on your citrus.