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Lovers and Tyrants by Francine du Plessix Gray Simon & Schuster, $8.95,316 pages...
...DU RHÔNE. Despite late rains in this immensely prolific area, quality and color are notable. Some excellent Côtes du Rhônes have been selling in the U.S. at about $3 a bottle. Most wines from the area, including the renowned Châteauneuf-du-Pape, are now likely to rise at least 25%. They should be ready to enjoy in two years...
...Ozawa, the New England Conservatory Orchestra under Gunther Schuller, the University of Iowa Orchestra under James Dixon, and an orchestra of Boston musicians under Richard Pittman. Many chamber ensembles, including Boston Musica Viva, Collage, the Celveland String Quartet, the Pro Arte String Quartet, and the Societe de Musique contemporaine du Quebec, will also be appearing. Most of the concerts will be in the Conservatory's venerable Jordan Hall, which should help with acclimatization to even the most unfamiliar sounds...
...Since then scientists have considered other ways of combatting the disease, including breeding armies of tiny parasitic wasps that would attack the fungus-bearing beetles, and defending elms with sticky traps coated with beetle-attracting odors. The newest weapon is a fungicide called Lignasan BLP, manufactured by Du Pont and put in commercial use for the first time this summer in about 1,000 locations in the U.S., including New York's Central Park, the White House lawns and in Minneapolis-St. Paul, where as many as 18,000 diseased trees may be cut down this year...
...healthy trees. But many plant scientists refuse to endorse the product until they know more about proper dosages, duration of protection and the chemical's effectiveness when used without other preventive measures-such as insect control and prompt, careful pruning or removal of blighted elms. Just as cautiously, Du Pont emphasizes that Lignasan is only an aid for controlling the disease, not a cure...