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PKOF. PARROTT : The questioner comes from Xew 

 York and as has been previously mentioned, the borer is a 

 l)est hardly known to Massachusetts growers. 



'the CHAIRMAN: "We will be glad to help him out, 

 though by j^our answer ev^en if the gentleman is from New^ 

 York, Go ahead. 



PROF. PARROTT: A recent survey by the Geneva 

 Experiment Station has revealed the interesting fact that 

 three new pests are being established in New York, namely 

 the sinuate borer, the leopard moth and the citrus mite. 

 The sinuate borer is a boring insect, which works in much 

 the same manner as the round-headed or flat-headed borers. 

 It is established in five of the fruit growing counties, con- 

 tiguous to the Hudson River, but it does not exist in western 

 New York. The leopard moth ranges over the same terri- 

 tory while the citrus mite, a common species in Florida and 

 California, has noAv made its appearance about Rochester. 

 This is the first record of its appearance east of the Rocky 

 Momitains as a pest of apples, pears and plums. 



A MEMBP]R : I would like to ask if you have had any 

 <»xperience in dipping or spraying fruit after gathering, be- 

 fore putting it in barrels? 



PROF. PARROTT: There is such a practice in Cali- 

 fornia "^^■'here citrus fruits are treated before being packed, 

 but as to a treatment of deciduous fruits, I do not know of 

 fueh a practice. 



A ]MP]MBER : Harrison suggests it and adopts it. 



PROF. PARROTT : It is a common practice with lemons 

 and oranges, I believe, but if there is a treatment for our 

 ■common fruits I have evidently overlooked the fact. 



MR. JENKS: How many pounds ought we to use of 

 ■sulphur in 50 gallons of water to control the San Jose 

 «cale, and also what means have we of determining the 

 <lilution we should use in lime-sulphur? Apparently the 

 <'ld Beaume test is not accurate. 



PROF. PARROTT : That is a difficult question to 

 aQSiwer, because there is no definite standardized strength 



