THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 33 



Cost of Controlling Citrus Canker. — Upon an inquiry by the state 

 commissioner of horticulture directed to the chief of the Bureau of 

 i'l.ini [ndustry, IT. S. Departmenl of Agriculture, to ascertain the cost 

 of the attempted control of citrus canker in Florida, Assistant Chief 

 Kellerman wired as follows: 



O. II. Heche, 



Commissioner of Horticulture, 

 Sacramento, California. 



Federal appropriation for citrus canker. 191"), $35,000; 1916. $550,000; 

 Florida legislature, si 95,000; Florida citrus interests, $100,000; estimated total 

 cost this year, $(100,000. 



(Signed) Kellerman. 



This nuans that the initial cost of attempted control in 1915 was 

 $35,000, and in 1916 a total of $845,000, divided as follows: Federal 

 government, $550,000; Florida legislature, $195,000; citrus interests, 

 $100,000. The cost for 1917 is estimated at $600,000. 



It is not necessary to use superlative language to impress upon us the 

 necessity of maintaining the most careful watch in the citrus districts 

 of California. For fear, that in spite of our strict quarantine order, 

 enforced by diligent inspection, some infested fruit or plant might slip 

 through the quarantine in the baggage of transcontinental travelers, 

 and start citrus canker in California, suspicious infestations of a bac- 

 terial nature should be immediately reported to the State Commission 

 of Horticulture.— G. H. H. 



An Australian Expedition From the Insectary. — In the last number 

 of the Bulletin notice was given of a conference to be held in the Salinas 

 Valley for the purpose of considering parasite introduction in connec- 

 tion with the control of the beet leaf-hopper, the insect carrier of the 

 disease known as beet blight or curly top. To the sugar people the 

 problem is a serious one, so much so that they arc willing to go into their 

 own pockets in order to furnish funds for starting the parasite work at 

 once. For various reasons Australia has been selected as the best part 

 of the world to work first, and Mr. E. J. Vosler, on account of his 

 former experience in the handling of parasitic insects at the Insectary 

 and in the U. S. Bureau fit' Entomology, has been chosen to make the 

 exploration. He will sail on January 30th. — II. S. S. 



Two New Pests to Be Watched For. — Notice has recently been 

 published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, of the discovery in 

 the eastern United states of a new enemy of the peach, believed to have 

 been introduced from Japan. This insect is a moth technically known 

 as Laspt yrt Ha molesta. It is stated that the presence of the insect can 

 hot lie determined by the nature of its injury to peach trees. 



"It bores into practically every tender twig and causes new shoots to 

 push nut from lateral buds. These are attacked in turn, the abnormal 

 stimulation of lateral growth producing a much branched and bushy 

 plant. A copious flow of gum from the twig ends often follows the 

 attack of the caterpillars. In attacking fruit the young caterpillars 

 generally eat through the skin at or near the point of attachment of the 

 fruit stem. The larva as it grows makes its way to the pit. where it feeds 

 on the flesh which soon becomes much discolored and more or less slimy." 



