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LEGISLATION. 



The Pest Act in Mysoie.—Planters' Chronicle, Bangalore, xii, no. 40, 

 6th October 1917, pp. 500-501. 



The passing of the Destructive Insects and Pests Regulation in 

 Mysore has provided that State with the first legislation of this nature 

 that exists in India. The text of the Bill is quoted verbatim ; it 

 applies to the whole of Mysore, the Government having the right to 

 declare any specified area or locality within the State to be infested. 

 The Government may order the seizure, inspection, disinfection or 

 destruction of any crops that are declared infested, and may provide 

 for the treatment or destruction of such crops within a notified area, 

 granting adequate compensation in suitable cases. Orders may be 

 issued prescribing the cleansing and disinfection of infested areas, 

 forbidding the planting or re-planting of any particular crop within 

 a notified area, prohibiting the movement temporarily of crops, soil, 

 manure, etc., in or out of a notified area, and taking general measures 

 for preventing the spread within the State of any plant disease. 

 Penalties are to be inflicted for any infringement of these regulations. 



Agricultural Legislation in Pennsylvania.— Leaflets nos. 124 & 236. 

 [N.D.]. [Received 10th December 1917.] 



An Act approved on 17th May 1917, which is given verbatim, 

 forbids the manufacture, sale or transportation within the Common- 

 wealth of adulterated or misbranded Paris greens, lead arsenates, 

 lime-sulphur compounds, and other insecticides and fungicides, and 

 regulates the trade in these commodities, providing for their inspection 

 and imposing fines for any infringement of the law. 



A further Act, approved on 29th June 1917, which is quoted in 

 full, provides for the protection of agriculture and horticulture by 

 preventing the introduction into and the dissemination within the 

 Commonwealth of insect pests and diseases injurious or harmful to 

 plants or plant products. The inspection of nurseries is provided for, 

 the necessary quarantines are established and penalties are imposed 

 for infringement of the Act. 



The Sweet Potato Root Weevil. — Agric. News, Barbados, xvi, no. 405, 

 3rd November 1917, p. 347. 



It has recently been recorded that Cylas formicarius (sweet potato 

 root weevil) has lately become established in cei-tain districts in the 

 State of Florida. A public notice haa now been issued by the State 

 Plant Board of Florida declaring C. formicarius an insect pest that is 

 likely to attack sweet potato plants, vines, slips, cuttings, draws and 

 tubers and morning glory {Ijmmoea sp.) vines and roots. Certain 

 areas within the State are declared to be infested and the movement or 

 shipment of any of the above parts of these plants from the infested 

 areas is prohibited. Sweet potato tubers may, however, be shipped 

 after fumigation under the inspection of the Plant Board and when 

 securely sacked and shipped in tightly closed cars in carload 

 shipments. 



