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were sent to Ottawa, and Kr. FU-trlier mikI. lliripu-h him. Dr. I,. (). Howard cuntiriiietl 

 Mr. I'almer's siiiiiiositiim as tn llie ideiitit.v. Mv. I'aluun- ri-ports that c-ertaiu trees 

 111 two orcliiirds were iulcstrd. luit that llicsc trees were iiit down and di'strii.\ cd. 



There seems little doulit that Imth the Kehiwiia omhrt'ak in IMU and the A'ietoria 

 ontlii-eak in IS'ji; were trne ami antheiitie instances cif the presence of the scale in 

 the Province. Inasinueli as no further record has l;een made of the scale from these 

 localities up to the present time indicates that prompt and successful initial steiis 

 were taken towards eradication. 



In 1S97 two reports of the scale were made as occnrrini; on Saltspriug Island 

 and at Xanaimo. V,.C.. hut these reports wi're ((jntrailicted laler. with the statement 

 that ■■ no San Jose scale now oi-curs in the I'l-ovince " ( U. M. rainier. Xovemher 21st, 

 UK" 1 1 . 



The rapid increase of the scale in Ontario and the dan.^'er of introducing; it into 

 new localities tliroujih tlie medium of nnrser.v slock indnced the Doininion (iovern- 

 ment to iiass the •' San Jose Scale Act " on March l"th. isiis. This Act was, in 1900, 

 amended to allow for the process of fumigation at ports of eiitr.v for incoming nursery 

 stock into the various Provinces. Vancouver was selected as the port of entry for 

 British Colnmliia, and all incouiiu.g nursery stock was dealt with there in accordance 

 with the provisions of the Act. 



In 1005, however, two outlireaks of the San Jose scale occurred in the Province, 

 according to Dr. Fletcher's report for r.iiCi. One of these .-ipiieared at Kaslo, B.C., 

 and was reported b,v Mr. J. W. Cockle. 1'he other, as reported by Dr. Fletcher in 

 190S, occurred at Spences Uridgc It.c. In toth these cases it was evident that 

 infested trees were imported into the Province previous to IfICO and the consequent 

 enforcing of the fumigation regulations. The Kaslo infestation was soon eradicated, 

 but the Spences Bridge outbreak has persisted until the present day (November. 

 191.->). 



In connection with this l.-ittcr iputlireak. whicli aiiiiarcntl.v had its origin from 

 infested young aiiplc-trces inipurlcd from (intario. a "whole orchard was cut down" 

 in 190S.* 



In 1912 I had the opportunity of examining some twigs of apple from Spences 

 Bridge which were infested with the scale. Mr, Thomas Cunningham, I'rovincial 

 Inspector of Fruit Pests, dealt with the matter as he deemed advisable, whieli 

 resulted in a certain nninlier of trees leiiig cut down and full instrmtions regarding 

 spraying being given for the remainder. In the suiiimm- of IPKl .\Ir. Cunningham 

 authorized Mr. F. H. (Jetchell. Field Inspector, to visit Siiences Bridge and report 

 on the condition of the scale. Jlr, Getchell was able to find one wild cherry-tree 

 that was infested growing on some waste gnuiiid near the Caimdiau I'acifle Itailway 

 track. This tree was iiroinptly cut down. In October, 1015, I was surprised to 

 receive a consignment of apiiles from Mr. M. H. Ituhmanu, Assistant to the Provin- 

 cial Plant Pathologist, A'ernoii. B.<_'.. whicli were badl.v infested with the San Jose 

 scale. Incpiiry into the origin of these fruits resulted in the information that they 

 were grown at Spences Brid.ge and that he had received them, in turn, from Mr. 

 1j. L. Palmer, Assistant Inspector of Fruit I'ests. Mr. W. II. Lyne. Assistant to 

 Mr. Cunningham, at the hitter's request, inuiiertiately visited the infested locality 

 and (.-arried on a ramiiaign of extermination: time will show with what success. 



In October. lOl.j. again I received inforiiiation that sonic San Jose scale was 

 liresent at Chase, B.C., in small quantity. This report has not as yet been sub- 

 stantiated, but it is thought probalile that the scale is Aspidiotiis uxtrctrformis. A 

 similar report occurring at about th(> same time from Kelowna proved to be this 

 latter species, which, while universally distrilnited over the Province, is not con- 

 sidered of prime importance as .-iii oreh;ird pest. 



In the Annual lleport of llie ICnIomologieal Society of Ontario. 1012. I took the 

 opportunity of drawing attention to tlie tact thai the San Jose sc;ile is gradually 



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