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(c) Italy, Cyprus, and the territory of Syria by Aspidiotus hederce 



Vail. 



(d) The Canary Islands, Zanzibar, and Madagascar infected by 



Icerya seychellarum Westw., Aspidiotus destructor Sign., 

 Pseudococcus citri Risso, and Pseudococcus aonidum. 



(a), (b), and (c) refer to pests of Citrus trees and (d) to bananas 

 and the arrete provides that consignments of the above, coming 

 from the abovementioned countries or countries unknown may, if 

 infected, be either fumigated at the port of entry at the expense 

 of the consignee or reshipped to the port of origin. 



With reference to Law No. 16 of 1916, dealing with insect pests 

 within the country, there are a number of arretes. These arretes 

 refer to : 



(i) The Black Scale: Chrysomphalus aonidum Linn. 

 (ii) The Hibiscus Mealy Bug: Phenacoccus hirsutus Green, 

 (iii) The Citrus Mussel Scale: Lepidosaphes beckii Newmann. 



(i) There are five arretes in connection with the Black Scale 

 declaring the measures to be taken and regulating the transport of 

 infected trees and fruits. 



(ii) Four arretes have been issued to meet the outbreak of the 

 Hibiscus Mealy Bug. This pest originally broke out in Cairo and 

 the arretes have been mainly directed towards preventing its spreading, 

 cleaning up the infected areas, dealing with any infected gardens 

 outside the infected areas, and regulating the transport of plants and 

 plant produce from the infected into the non-infected areas. 



(iii) Jjepidosa plies beckii Newmann has become established in the 

 orange gardens in the North of the Delta and an arrete was issued 

 declaring the Governorates of Alexandria, Rosetta, Damietta, and 

 Port Said infected and prohibiting the transport of fruits from those 

 areas into the areas non-infected unless treated according to the 

 specifications of the Ministry of Agriculture, i.e. fumigation. This 

 arrete was enacted to prevent the scale in question spreading down 

 to the great citrus growing districts of QalyfibJya and Minufiya. 



