AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



693' 



will state that queens in the South are 

 naturally shorter-lived than queens in 

 the North. This is not due to climatic 

 influences while rearing, but the honey 

 seasons are longer in the South, and the 

 queens are kept longer on duty — longer 

 each year — which, of course, shortens 

 their lives. 

 Sneedville, Tenn. 



Frnlt anJ Bees in IltaL 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY E. S. LOVESY. 



We have been working hard here this 

 spring to make a success of, and to try 

 to harmonize, the fruit and bee indus- 

 tries. The results of our labor have 

 been very gratifying. 



I send a copy of our Fruit Bill, passed 

 by the late legislature. While it is by 

 no means as efficient as we could have 

 desired, we believe it will be a great 

 benefit to Utah, but we have had any- 

 thing but smooth sailing. We have had 

 much error to combat, and sometimes 

 we have had all we could do to stem the 

 tide. As there is no provision in this 

 Act in regard to spraying, some have 

 wanted to do it while the trees are in 

 bloom, some stating that then was the 

 right time to spray. One person said he 

 believed the bees were the cause of the 

 codling-moth. Another person stated 

 that he knew they were, for he had 

 watched the bees through a microscope 

 lay their eggs under the bark, and that 

 they hatched out codling-moth and other 

 insects. 



Well, really if this is not ignorance to 

 perfection, what is? Please do not tell 

 this to any one. I think if anything 

 ever did produce other than its kind, 

 the progeny of some people come very 

 near to being a goose. The cause of 

 much of this erroneous belief here is on 

 account of the codling-moth being im- 

 ported here in fruit about the time that 

 the bees were first introduced here. 



We expect to issue a circular, and try 

 to reconcile, or harmonize, the bee and 

 fruit industries if possible. Can any of 

 our bee-keeping friends give us some 

 pointers ? 



As some people assert that the moth 

 lay their feggs in the blossom while the 

 trees are in full bloom, I have sent Prof. 

 Cook the following questions : 



Can, and do, the codling-moth lay 

 their eggs in the blossom ? 



Is it reasonable to suppose that a 

 mixture can be had that will destroy the i 



moth and eggs, and not injure the bees ? 

 A party here asserts this can be done. 



Who else is there that can give us 

 some light on this subject? You can 

 readily see some of the errors we have 

 to combat. When will fruit-men see the 

 inconsistency of trying to injure them- 

 selves by their enmity toward the little 

 busy bee ? Our bee-industry here in 

 Utah is worth over $100,000 per 

 annum, and we propose to defend it. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. 



[The following is a copy of the " Hor- 

 ticultural Law" passed by the Utah 

 legislature, and to which Mr. Lovesy re- 

 fers in the foregoing article. It may be 

 of some help in other localities where a 

 similar law is desired in the future. — 

 Editor.] 



utah horticultukal law. 



A71 Act authorizi?iff the county courts to appoint 

 fruit tree inspectors, and to provide for the 

 destruction of fruit destroying insects. 



Be it enacted by the Governor and Legisla- 

 tive Assembly of the Territory of Utah : 

 Section 1. It shall be the duty of the 

 county court of any county in the territory 

 of Utah, where fruit is grown, to appoint 

 one or more fruit tree inspectors for such 

 county. 



Sec. 2. The duties of the fruit-tree in- 

 spector of each county shall be to inspect 

 every orchard, vineyard or nursery in such 

 county at such time and under such regu- 

 lations as the county court shall prescribe. 

 He shall annually report to the county 

 court every item of interest, and the result 

 of his labors pertaining to the duties of his 

 ofHce. 



Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the probate 

 judge of any county wherein fruit trees 

 are growing, to annually issue his procla- 

 mation, stating the time or times when it 

 is prudent and proper to spray fruit trees, 

 and to otherwise disinfect orchards that are 

 infested with any kind of fruit destroying 

 insects, in which he shall name two or more 

 formulas that have been used and approved 

 for such purposes. 



Sec. 4. The inspector shall leave a printed 

 notice with or mail to every owner, occu- 

 pant or person in charge of any orchard, 

 vineyard or nursery, produce dealer, stor- 

 age or commission merchant, or any per- 

 son handling fruit, on whose premises he 

 shall find any kind of fruit-destroying in- 

 sects, their larvae or their pupae, command- 

 ing them to disinfect their trees, vines, 

 store-rooms and premises in conformity 

 with the proclamation of the probate 

 judge. Such notice must be signed by the 

 inspector, who shall note in the stub of said 

 notice the name of the person so notified, 

 and the date on which such notice was 

 served or duly mailed to him. 

 Sec. 5. The county court is hereby au- 



