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NEWS
Noteworthy items of
interest for leaders
of Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and
Explorers.
New Exploring literature
The Explorer Leader Handbook (Supply No.
6636). designed to aid post Advisors in leadership
training and post operation, will be available this
summer for purehase at local Scout service centers
and distributors. The new handbook consolidates
information previously found in the Advisor's
Guide, Post Committee Guide, Exploring Reference
Book, and the Explorer Officers' Workbook.
The handbook, which is presented in a three-
ring notebook, includes sections on starting a new
post, program planning, money-earning projects,
superactivities, post operation, and BSA policies.
Scouts fight Gypsy Moth infestation
"Operation Gypsy Moth," a campaign against the
one-inch caterpillar which wreaks destruction
among thousands of trees and shrubs each year,
gets underway this month as Cub Scouts. Boy
Scouts, and Explorers in the National Capital
Area Council encourage homeowners to buy
gypsy moth traps designed to attract the insect
during the summer breeding season.
Gypsy moths are the most destructive forest pest
in the Northeastern United States. In the caterpil-
lar or larva stage, the insect's body is gray-green
and covered with blue and red dots. In June they
eat leaves around the clock. The sound of their
chewing and dropping wood debris can sound like
rain. Last year more than eight million acres of
woodland nationwide were infested.
The gypsy moth caterpillar feeds on more than
500 plant species, including trees, shrubs, and
vines. Its favorite diet is the white oak. but it also
enjoys apple, speckled alder, gray and river birch,
poplar, and willow.
The traps sold by Scouts in Operation Gypsy
Moth are a bright green modified milk carton and
cost $5. When set according to the directions,
adhesive strips of insecticide are placed inside,
along with a powerful lure, a chemical duplicate of
the scent given out by the adult female moth when
she is ready to mate. Male moths fly inside the trap
and are unable to escape before they are killed by
the insecticide.
In 1982, 30,000 traps were issued to Scouting
units for sale. Locations where Operation Gypsy
Moth traps were hung included the Mount Vernon
plantation, the Virginia State Capitol, the Wash-
ingtonian Country Club, and thousands of private
homes.
Scouting pioneers sought
For an illustrated history to mark the 75th an-
niversary of the Boy Scouts of America in 1985. the
author is seeking contacts with men and women
who were active in Scouting during the early days.
The book will be published by American Heri-
tage Books. The author is Robert Peterson, a
frequent contributor to Scouting and Boys' Life
magazines.
Peterson hopes to interview some men who were
active Scouts and Scouters during the 1910-40
period and men and women who were active in the
beginnings of Cub Scouting and Exploring during
the Thirties. He also seeks to borrow council
histories and promises that they will be returned
within three weeks.
Anyone who can put Peterson in touch with
pioneer Scouts and Scouters may call him collect
at (201) 327-8938 or write to him at 18 Lincoln St..
Ramsey. N.J. 07446.
Tour permits are required for unit travel
Spring and summer are probably the two busiest
times of the year for troop and post travel. Trips to
summer camp, excursions to national high adven-
ture bases, and individual Explorer superactivities
all require months of advance planning.
At the heart of this planning should be the
submission of a National or Local Tour Permit
Application. A National Tour Permit (Supply No.
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