B. C. ENTOMOLOGICAL PROCEEDINGS, 1912. 

 During the year 1912 there were imported into Vancouver alone: 



200,795 Boxes Apples 

 312 Half -boxes Apples 



34 Bbls. Apples 

 708 Boxes Crabs 

 685 Half-boxes Crabs 

 37,045 Boxes Pears 



590 Half-boxes Pears 

 27,755 Boxes Plums 

 88,100 Boxes Peaches 

 21,353 Boxes Apricots 

 139 Boxes Nectarines 

 2,755 Boxes Prunes 

 180 Boxes Quince 



380,451 Total No. Packages 



which I think would fairly represent half the importations into this 

 Province of deciduous fruit from countries known to be infected with 

 the Codling Moth, San Jose Scale and other destructive pests. As 

 practically all this fruit was wrapped, and a thorough inspection would 

 involve the unwrapping and inspection of each individual fruit, you 

 will see how utterly impossible it is, no matter how careful we may be, 

 to prevent the introduction of these destructive pests. It is a physical 

 impossibility to unwrap, inspect, re-wrap and pack all this fruit, and 

 restore it to the condition in which it is found when the packages are 

 opened. It would involve the labor of over one hundred experts to 

 handle the fruit properly in Vancouver alone, and then there is the 

 added danger of infection being brought in in infected cars. 



Many times during the year 1912 we have found cars badly infected 

 with larvs of the Codling Moth. These cars containing the larvae 

 are shipped throughout the Province, and if transformation from the 

 cocoon stage to the moth occurs while the cars are passing through the 

 Province, certain infestation is sure to follow. 



In a word, under our present system it is utterly impossible to 

 guarantee the protection of the country from the introduction of the 

 Codling Moth and the Peach Worm. 



I think the time has arrived when we should seek greater protection 

 from the Dominion Government. In doing so, we are following the 

 lead of California and the United States Federal Government. Surely 

 we can make no mistake in adopting protective measures which are 



