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Today's Events:

President-Elect Pansy Graham presiding

WE WELCOME ALL OUR VISITORS…

Hank Langston – RCCG
&
Rev. Greg Gay St AME Church and States Attorney’s Office (Mike Mills)

* * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S  * * *
Monday, September 8, 2008 @  6:00 p.m.
Board Meeting followed by a Club Foundation Meeting
First National Bank of South Miami

CLUB EMAIL UPDATE:

DON STREAKER:

We are in the process of transitioning the E-mailing of our weekly newsletter FROM southmiamirotary@yahoogroups.com TO newsletter@southmiamirotary.org .Today you should have received E-mails from both of these sources to ensure that you are receiving E-mails from our new List Server, newsletter-bounces@southmiamirotary.org

The Yahoo Groups List Server will no longer be used for newsletter distribution beginning next week. Please “Reply” to this E-mail if you DID NOT receive an E-MAIL from
newsletter-bounces@ southmiamirotary.org and indicate the correct E-mail address you would like us to use for the weekly newsletter distribution.

David Jacobs selling the Entertainment coupon books for $30!  Of each book sold, $15 goes to the club!

John Sorgie gave an update on Football Mania, the second biggest fundraiser for the club after the Crafts Festival. Ten percent (24%) of the books remain to be sold and the cut-off date is the second week of the official NFL season. The advantage is that if you sell a book after the season begins and the book has a game from an earlier week, the winner will still be paid.

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, December 6, 2008 @ 7pm
Holiday Party

The Rotary Business 2 Business Directory

* maximize your business exposure among Rotarians in District 6990

* conduct business with professionals who support the 4-Way Test

*  reach 2200 professionals for only $50 (not a fundraiser; just pays for printing of booklet)

* you write the copy, so you determine the "pitch"

log on now to:www.rotariantorotarian.biz AND click on "purchase" - right hand tool bar,complete quick survey & pay $50 (VISA, MasterCard only)
Deadline:  September 15, 2008.
Questions? Felipe Madrigal,Chair, R2R Business Directory  femadrig@bellsouth.net or 305-298-5917.

Mark your calendars:

SOUTH MIAMI ROTARY ARTS FESTIVAL

Saturday & Sunday, February 21 – 22, 2009

Diana:
This year, with reduced major sponsor expectations, we have created two new groups. We have always looked for sponsorships of $2,000 and up (and we still do!) but there are folks out there interested in supporting us who don't want to commit to that kind of money. 

1) The Merchant's Circle sponsorship ($200) rates listing in a special box in the program and a recognition placard or tent card for window or office display to clients.

2) A Friend of the Festival ($100) will be listed in the program in the Friends of the Festival box.

Merchants Circle info.Major commitments of money difficult so spend a few minutes with a friend or a local retailer as to make up for the shortfall by major donors. 
$200 donors

Carolyn Smith
Cathy Miller
Victor Dover
Ellen Segal

Tell Lakitsia Gaines via email lakitsia.gaines.qyfi@statefarm.com which merchants you are targeting so we don’t duplicate.

Think SPONSORSHIPS!!!!!

~~which allows our club to offer future scholarships~~

www.southmiamiartfest.com  (official site)

 www.myspace.com/southmiamiartfest (unofficial site)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Miami_Rotary_Art_Festival (wiki encyclopedia article)

$$$ PRINTER CARTRIDGES FUNDRAISER $$$

Our club goal is 100% Attendance!

If you miss a meeting, it can be made-up within 2 weeks, before or after, of the missed meeting date.

For online make-ups:

http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/eclub_list.pdf

For make-ups anywhere around the world when traveling internationally: http://rotary.org/support/clubs/index.html

President:  Bill Enright
bill@handsonmiami.org

President Elect:  Pansy Graham
pansygraham@bellsouth.net

Vice President: Mike Mills
millsmike@aol.com

Secretary:  Doreen Reitnauer
dhiker217@aol.com

Treasurer: David Jacobs
david@jnccpas.com

Sergeant at Arms:  Azam Malik
azam@sdsol.com

To send an E-mail to the Rotary Club of South Miami’s Board of Directors, board@southmiamirotary.org

South Miami Rotary Club:
www.southmiamirotary.org

Rotary District 6990:

www.rotary6990.org

World Organization:
www.rotary.org

Mission Statement

The mission of Rotary International, a worldwide association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to others, to promote high ethical standards, and to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

THE 4-WAY TEST OF THE THINGS WE THINK, SAY OR DO:   

Benefits of Being A Rotarian (Membership)
Rotary membership provides the opportunity to:

¨       Become connected to your community.

¨       Work with others in addressing community needs.

¨       Interact with other professionals in your community;
assist with RI's international humanitarian service efforts.

¨       Establish contacts with an international network of professionals.

¨       Develop leadership skills.  Involve family in promoting service efforts.

Renewing or Joining
To Renew ($250) or to become a New Member ($300) contact

Asaad Massoud, at www.racharters.com

Fundraisers
Interested in putting together a fundraiser? Contact Club Service Chair Linda Kaplan at lk@lindakaplane.com

Program Chair Darrell Downs introduced

Dr. Catharine Mannion
UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center
University of Florida
Tropical Research and Education Center
18905 SW 280 Street
Homestead, FL  33301
305-246-7000
cmannion@ufl.edu
http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/mannion

Ficus Whitefly and Other Pest of Ficus

Dozen research centers around FL – all aspects of horticulture – ornamentals, woody ornamental, vegetatables, plant pathologists. 

FL is a hotbed of 1 / month insect infestations.

Palm mite – comes in on the palm frond hats bought by tourists.
Only place on the continent white fly – problem for our growers shipping around the country Very difficult and costly situation for them.

Really obvious defoliated ficus – for privacy fences. 
•  Approximately 75 species of whiteflies in FL
•  Piercing – sucking mouthparts – feed on the phloem
•  Adults are small, moth-like, usually with white wings.
•  Typically cause yellowing and leaf drop

Types of tree victims:  Weeping fig, Cuban Lurel, Banana Leaf Fig, Strangler Fig, Banyan Tree

Suck nutrients out and put toxins like viruses into plant

In the immature and egg stages they are typically found on the underside of leaves.  They don’t look like an insect – they are round or flat.

• First observed in 2007
• New US continental record
• Faint grey band on the middle of the wing

Another type of white fly that doesn’t cause damage Tetraleurodes

Predators collected in Miami on Ficus infested with Whitefly:  FIVE beetles feed on it. 

Parasites – at least two in Miami that 50-70% kill and they are necessary for future long term control.

One month life cycle:  adult white fly 2-4 days, eggs for 10 days, crawlers for 4.2 days, nymph for 3.3 days, puparia for 5.8 days and then molt into adult white fly.

They don’t fly very well and adults don’t live very long.  Younger stages show you the extent of the infestation.

~ Monitor for early signs of infestation and natural enemies
~ When pruning trees and hedges
•  Leave or remove by bagging
•  Late instar nymphs can survive on fallen leaves
~ Current pesticide recommendations
•  Apply a systemic insecticide to the soil
•  Limited foliar recommendations

Apply a systemic insecticide – into the ground for the roots to uptake the poison into the trunk and leaves. 

OTC are only really good for small situations.  For a big job, you’ll need to contract this. 

Soil Applied Neonicotinois
•   Goal is to get the insecticide to the roots around the base of the tree
•   Use as much water as possible (0.5 to 2.5 gallons of water per tree)
•   Apply at the base of the tree; splashing onto the trunk is okay.
•   Prior to the drench, remove mulch or leaf litter to increase uptake.

Longer control
Foliar application offers short control
BotaniGard – fungicide for short term spraying of the leaves. 

Although these insecticides may provide some quick control they will not provide long term control and may disrupt natural predators.

President-Elect Pansy Graham and today’s speaker Dr. Catharine Mannion