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time. Over two and one-half million plants were examined in 

 Eastern Canada during the importation season 1909-1910, and 

 over three hundred of the winter webs of the Brown-tail Moth 

 were discovered on nursery stock from France. These nests of 

 the Brown-tail Moth may contain several hundreds of the 

 young hibernating caterpillars of this insect. During the last 

 importation season over four million trees and plants were 

 inspected. Recently, pupaj of the Gipsy Moth, fortunately 

 dead, were found on Azaleas imported from Belgium. These 

 facts indicate the importance of inspection of imported trees 

 and plants collectively classed as nursery stock. In the work of 

 inspection the Provincial Departments of Agriculture concerned 

 co-operate with the Federal Department. In Ontario assistance 

 is rendered in the inspection of shipments of nursery stock. 

 British Columbia, as will be mentioned later, has regulations 

 governing the inspection of imported nursery stock and also 

 fruit, and as the Federal and Provincial inspection and fumigation 

 work is carried on at Vancouver the two departments co-operate 

 to avoid, as far as possible, unnecessary duplication of the work. 



Provincial Legislation against Insect Pests. 



In addition to the legislation of the Dominion Government 

 against insect pests, several of the Provincial Governments have 

 enacted legislative measures relating to the prevention, control, 

 and eradication of insect pests in their respective provinces. In 

 1892, the Province of British Columbia passed a Horticultural 

 Board Act, creating a Board with power to pass regulations for 

 the purpose of preventing the introduction or spread of injurious 

 insects, under which are included : — Woolly Aphis, Apple-tree 

 Aphis, Scaly (scurfy?) Bark Louse, Red Scale, Borers, Codling 

 Moth, Currant Worms, Caterpillars, and other known injurious 

 insects. 



As is evident, this wide definition of insect pests gives 

 the Board the greatest latitude in eradicating and preventing the 

 introduction of injurious insects. A careful inspection is made 



