l'i:(irKi:i.i.\c;s, lllld. BO 



(if Ihc c.iilliii.ir-iiintli. Sii I'ar MS I havf hrcii alilc tu -ntlicr fi'diii loral lii-arsay. Ihc 

 iiitriiili'.cliiiii III' lliis iiiolli iiiiii Kanilniiiis. uliirli nritiinallv i". iin-fil alioiii r."M. was 

 liron.ijhl aliiiiit li\- an iiii|i.irtati.ai of a r.iiisiL'iiiiirni of lioxcs of (tnlario ap|ilrs at 

 Clirislnuis-liiiic. Tliese aiJiilcs wia'c adiaillcil ami sforcd ln-fovc an iiispnl ion was 

 given the lioxos. This oiitliri'al; al Kanjiooiis pcrsislcd until alioni I'.iH. a period 

 of nine years, diiriui: wiiich lime llu' I'l-ovimial l''rnit Insneitors wau'ed a campaiun 

 of exlerniination. As iT.-.,i'dcd in llie I'l-oorrdinL's of th,' llritisji Colnmliia llntonio- 

 lo;.'iial Sociriy. Hill, pa^'e lili. .ap| ii'i L\ iiH.i I ely .'i.diMi irpcs wei'e re.i-'iilarly sprayed and 

 iiispeeled. will] a icsnit lli.al h.-d.iy. .lannary. lHHi. il niay he slateil that the moth 

 is of no importance .and po>silil\- does not exist. 



.\-,iin. al:oiil I'.inl anoliieL- .lull-reali of the molh orcitrred near \'ieiori:i. ];.( '. 

 ll is su|i|.osed lli.al liie insect on tliis oi-casion gained access to llie orchards llirou^'h 

 the meilinm of iiifesleil pears from t'alifornia. Tins imthrealc has p(a-sisleil until 

 tlie iiresenl lime (lltl.'il. In I'.KI'.I- an .area coiilainini; IT-'iSJ trees was involved, 

 and in Ihe snnnner of Uiat year .as many as THHI lar\a> were taken from imlividnal 

 fiaiits within llial area. l>urin;.' tie' past summer the iufesration slip occurred in a 

 few orchards, lail tie' unmler of lar\-.a' lrd<(ai liarely reached three liiiudred i'_'Pl i. 



r.etweeii Ihe \cars of Hint and I'.lll no furtlier outhreaks .M-cttrred. and Ihe 

 I'rovincia! I lep.irlment of l^'ruit I'esis was I'lma.Lted in c(Uitrolliu,;; the infested areas 

 arouuil K.islo. K.andoops. and \'i(ioria. 



It is inlerestiim to rememlier .at Iliis ]iiiint that tlie fruif-.urowin^' industry has 

 praclic.ally developcil since I'.iijli. Tlie iinmlier of trees coming' into liearini; has 

 iueretised very renuirkabl.v since lUKl. and llie oittpiil ol fruit Ints a^snined <-oiisider- 

 aljle proportions durin.a: tlie past few years. The lirst power sin-ay-macliini' was 

 opertited in tlie Province duriii;; tlie summer of I'.lKi. Tliese facts imlicale llie youth 

 of the frnit-.^'rowiiiL; industry, and p.artly ex]ilain the reason wliy tlie codlin^'-molh 

 has not olitaiiieil a lio]<l in tlie c<iiiiilry. rro\ ided hearing' (U-cluirds are comparatively 

 few. soniewliat scattered, and loc;iied a few miles aw.iy from railway or sliippin;; 

 centres, and provided an ettieietit syshaii of orih.ird inspcclioii is maintained, the 

 ehaiiees Uiv the introduction of the ii]illiin;-moili are reduced to a miniinnm. Sinli 

 has leeii the experience in the rrovimc u\t to llie ];reseiil. Iml it is (piily fair to realize 

 the fact thai, even snii|iosiim tlie .|U:iiitily of codliii;;-motli material iniporleil lo-day 

 thron,i.'li the medium of infected ears and fruit is the same as in years i.'oiie by. the 

 cliances of ]n-esi'nl and permaneul infeslatiou are imreasi'd a liniidreilf.ild. The 

 nnnilier of hetiriii.i; orchards have increased to a fireat extent: they are netirer 

 sliipiiin.L; centres, where a moth may transfonn ;ind Hy a short distance to find con- 

 ditions to its likini;: .and the area in orchard land to-day is too larse for a cotuplete 

 survey l.y tield iiis|pectors. Ilciice we must realize the situation that, as re;;ards Ihe 

 codlint-'-molh in the rroviin-e. we will soon have lo .icce]il it as a ::eiier.il orchard 

 Iiest. ciuiiroilalile only liy individual effort. 



Let us notice what lias oeiairred in recent years. In tlie aiilnmn of I'.lll a 



family fr Ont.ario. settliii;; iU: Itiithuid, B.(.'.. a locality near Kelowna. I r.ni'.dit 



some cocnons in the case.s coiitainin.i; their personal effects. .Son M ciicixms were 



found in cracks of some lioxes in their possession, .-ind on iiii|iiiry il w.is foniid thai 

 these boxes had been stored in .1 fruit-i-ell.ir on an t Inlario farm. I UiriiiL' Scpleinlier. 

 I!n2. infestation from Ihe codlinu'-niolli was dis.-ovia-ed in .idjoiniii- orchards .and 

 evidence c-learly pointed P. this Ontario family as Ihe inimeiliate c.iiise of I he 



iutroiliictimi.T The ex.ai t are.i of iufistation pro\cd lo bi e mile in extent. I',y a 



system of inspeclion .and spr.ayin^'. ably descrihed by .Mr. \V. II. I.yne in llie Five 

 ceedinizs of tlie llrilisli Columbi.i i:nloiiiolo:;ic.al Society. .\o. 7. I'.U.".. pa;:e IJ. tlie 

 moth was exieriniiiated. and fiu- llie past two ye.ars no furtliia- si-n of il h.as been 

 found. 



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T. l;il.-.. viv^r 1-J. 



