THE DREADED SAN JOSE SCALE. 



1144. — Pear Infested with San Jos 

 N page 99 we warned ( 'anadian 

 fruit growers against the San 

 Jijsfe Scale, the worst pest 

 that has ever invaded the 

 iirchards of the fruit grower. W'e stated 

 that it had been found in Now York 

 State, and unless vigorous action could 

 he taken it would soon reach ( 'anada. 



Our fears were only too true, for this 

 terrible scourge has been discovered in 

 an orchard near Niagara The owner 

 says he believes that it spread from a 

 single peach tree imported from the 

 States, and now probably fifty pear and 

 ])each trees are affected. 



As soon as we were informed of the 

 facts, our Association took action, and 

 through the Secretary apprized the Min- 

 ister of Agriculture both for the Province 

 and for the Dominion, who immediately 

 responded l)y sending Messrs Craig and 

 l'"letcher from Ottawa, J. H. I'anton, 



Professor of Biology, at Ouelph, 

 and W, M. Orr, Provincial Super- 

 intendent of Spraying, to learn 

 the views of the growers. About 

 thirty of us assembled in the orch- 

 ard affected, and after studying the 

 insect and becoming acquainted 

 with the appearance of the infested 

 trees, we met together under a fine 

 old oak and discussed the situa- 

 tion. 



Finally it was moved by the 

 writer, seconded by W. H. Bunt- 

 ing, St. Catharines, and unani- 

 mously Resolved : 



1. That this meeting, representing 

 the Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion anil the fruit growers of the Niag- 

 ara District, desire to thank the Hon. 

 Sidney Fisher, Minister of Agriculture 

 for the Dominion, and the Hon John 

 Drydeu, Minister of Agriculture of 

 Ontario, for their kind interest shown 

 in our welfare by sending us Professors 

 f- '^CAi P J- Fletcher and J. Craig from the Ceu- 

 tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and 

 Prof. J. H. Paiiton of the Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Giielph, and W M. Orr, Superintendent 

 of Spraying, to meet us for the purpose of 

 obtaining our views regarding the best means 

 to be employed for the prevention of an 

 invasion by the San Jose .Scale. 



2. That this meeting earnestly request the 

 Dttpartment of Agriculture both of the Dom- 

 inion and the Province of Ontario to send out 

 a competent inspector to inspect the orchards 

 and nurseries in Southern Ontario at tlie 

 earliest possible date and that, ni case tlie 

 area all'ected should be found to be small in 

 extent, that the trees and plants atl'ected be 

 utterly destroyed and the owners compensated 

 for the .same, but, if the pest is found to be 

 widely scattered, we recpiest that very effec- 

 tive measures be adopted for the destruction 

 of the insect. 



W That we ask the Dominion Government 

 to pass vigirous legislation prohibiting the 

 importation of nursery stock from the United 

 States except under the most rigorous inspec- 

 tion, and that the ports of entry through 

 which nur.sery stock may be admitted be con- 

 tincd to one or two points. 



4. That the importation of fruit from states 

 where orchards are known to be infested with 

 San Jose Scale be also eutire'y prohibited. 



With reference to methods of destroy- 

 ing the insect I'rof Howard of Washing- 



