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have been addressed for information concerning the legisla- 

 tion which governs the spraying of trees, especially fruit 

 trees in bloom, or any information or legislation jDertaining 

 to spraying in relation to beekeeping. Twenty-eight Prov- 

 inces, possessions and States have replied. Of these, 23 

 report that they have no legislation pertaining to spraying 

 so as to protect bees from injury. A few States and Prov- 

 inces, however, have laws. Those reporting are as fol- 

 lows : — 



The Province of Ontario enacted in 1892 a clause pro- 

 hibiting the spraying of fruit bloom. A quotation from their 

 law is as follows : " No person in spraying or sprinkling fruit 

 trees during the period within which such trees are in full 

 bloom shall use or cause to be used any mixture containing 

 Paris green or any other poisonous substance injurious to 

 bees." 



Colorado also in its bee inspection law has a clause (sec- 

 tion 11): "It shall be unlawful to spray fruit trees while 

 in bloom with any poisonous spray which is injurious to 

 bees in their egg, larval or adult stages." 



A very significant paragraph is contained in a letter of 

 Mr. C. K. j\Iacey, State Horticultural Inspector of Idaho. 

 He says, under date of Sept. 22, 1913: " So far as we have 

 information, I would say that there has been practically 

 no loss of bees in this State from spraying, and if there 

 is such a loss in your State it is probably due to the fact 

 that sjDraying is done soon after the blossoms open. Our 

 spraying is not done until they have reached the stage where 

 the petals are falling and the bees have about ceased to work 

 on them, except in an occasional instance where a few trees 

 in an orchard bloom unusually late." 



Michigan, in 1905 (section 12), "... Provided also that 

 no such spraying shall be clone while said fruit trees or vines 

 are in blossom, except in case of canker worm." 



jSTew York State has a provision (No. 1757): "Spraying 

 Fruit Trees with Poison. — Any person who shall spray 

 with, or apply in any way, poison or any poisonous substance 

 to fruit trees while same are in blossom, is guilty of a mis- 



