that spraying is an absolute necessity if one would raise good fruit. 

 To that end we have been continuing work in this line. Page 68. 



Work with the Corn Bill Bug: Page 71. 



Publication of Insect Life: Page 110. 



Fly Campaign: A state-wide campaign against the House 

 or Typhoid Fly. In the fight against this common and disease- 

 bearing insect, we have co-operated with the State Board of 

 Health. For particulars see page 62. 



Inspection of Nurseries and Foreign Stock: In 1911 fifty- 

 two nurseries were inspected and $236.25, collected as legal fees of 

 inspection, the same being turned into the State Treasury in ac- 

 cordance with the law. This inspection was done by a specially 

 employed expert, and the work faithfully carried out. In 1912 

 fifty-six nurseries were examined. The sum of $246.99 collected 

 was handed to the State Treasurer and receipt received therefor. 

 San Jose Scale in limited amount was found in two instances. The 

 new quarantine law recently enacted by Congress and becoming 

 operative October 1st, 1912, has a direct bearing upon all Minne- 

 sota nurseries as well as upon the entrance of foreign stock. See 

 page 103. Inasmuch as the federal government can under this 

 law quarantine a portion of Minnesota or the entire state if it 

 deems it necessary, thereby preventing the nurserymen from ship- 

 ping outside of the state, it is evident that the nursery inspector of 

 Minnesota should be given more authority and be allowed to inspect 

 any grounds, compelling the erad^ication of an insect or plant 

 disease which might render us liable to quarantine. The amount 

 of nursery and ornamental stock shipped into Minnesota is increas- 

 ing yearly, and its inspection when it arives, places, with other 

 duties, quite a burden upon the entomologist who is deputized by 

 the Federal Board to do this work. From October 1st to December 

 15th approximately, and during April and May, we are called upon 

 so frequently to inspect material of this soit from Europe that it 

 imposes considerably upon the time and duties of our force. We 

 believe that an expert should be employed as deputy inspector to 

 take charge of all Minnesota inspection, both of domestic and for- 

 eign stock, and that some especial appropriation should be made 

 for this work, thus relieving the nurserymen from paying the legal 

 fee now required. One case examined in 1911 ivas found to contain 

 a nest of Brown Tail Moth Caterpillars. See page 103. 



