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New York live specimens of the insect may find their way to Canada through the 

 agencies of winds and commercial importations. The best policy for its to pursue 

 is to make known as widely as possible by posters the appearance and habits of 

 the borer and to "scout" the counties bordering on New England and New York 

 so that all incipient outbreaks may be "nipped in the bud". (Fig). 



The Recommendations of the Conference. 



At the conclusion of the two-day conference in which the European Corn 

 Borer was studied from all possible viewpoints, the special Committee appointed 

 to suggest a policy of action in relation to the pest submitted the following report 

 which was adopted unanimously by the Conference. 



Boston, August 29, 1919. 



WHEREAS the European Corn Borer has become well established in both 

 Massachusetts and New York State, and, during the past two years, has seriously 

 damaged both sweet and field corn in Eastern Massachusetts ; and 



WHEREAS it has spread rapidly this season and will unless speedly checked 

 in both states, spread quickly over large areas heretofore un-infested and in a few 

 years may cause enormous losses which might run into millions of dollars. 



WHEREAS, we, the National Association of Commissioners of Agriculture, 

 with official entomologists from many states and representatives of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, together with representatives of the Canadian 

 Government, present as experts in conference upon the situation, express our- 

 selves, after examining the infested area, as thoroughly convinced that this pest 

 is one of the most dangerous insects which has become established in America, 

 and we hereby place ourselves on record in favor of most energetic efforts on the 

 part of Federal and State agencies to control, and, if possible, exterminate this 

 insect, including in the program vigorous quarantines to prevent its distribution. 



The danger of spread is so great, the probabilities of successful control under 

 American conditions so unpromising, that we unhesitatingly recommend most 

 energetic measures to control this very serious enemy of our principal grain crop. 

 The immensity of the interests threatened leads us to advise a comprehensive 

 plan of action which may involve the expenditure by the general government of 

 much larger sums than are recommended in these resolutions. 



We urge the present Congress to appropriate and make available for use as 

 rapidly as an effective organization to carry on the work can be secured and 

 developed, in addition to funds already available, two million dollars, the sum to 

 be requested for the calendar year of 1920 to be determined by the future de- 

 velopment of the work. 



We would at this time call attention to the necessity of all Commissioners of 

 Agriculture and Entomologists throughout the United States of America and 

 Canada taking an active interest in this insect, and we would hereby urge the 

 dissemination of information respecting the situation by the appropriate agencies 

 in each state and by the Federal Government. 



