THE PINK BOLLWORM. 25 



mills located in the Luguna district of Mexico. The object of this 

 proviso with relation to Mexico is to deter the erection of mills 

 near the border of the United States with the consequent risk of 

 escape of insects from seed brought for crushing to such mills near 

 the border. 



In this connection it may be noted that active steps toAvard the 

 control of the pink boUworm have been undertaken in Mexico. A 

 [recommendation was made to the Mexican Government by a joint 

 commission, one of the members of which is Mr. August Busck, of 

 I the United States Department of Agriculture, that the cultivation 

 [of cotton in infested regions be prohibited for a period of three 

 years. It has not been possible up to the present time for the Mexi- 

 can Government to place this recommendation in operation, but it 

 has issued two decrees looking toward the control of the insect. 

 One of these is a quarantine against the main infested territory 

 with a provision for a safety zone of considerable width. The other 

 provides for the fumigation of all cottonseed produced, whether in- 

 tended for crushing or planting. 



PRESENT WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



To meet the menace of the pink boll worm the activities of the de- 

 partment through the Federal Horticultural Board now include : 



(1) The exclusion from the United States of cotton seed from all 

 foreign countries except the Imperial Valley of Lower California, 

 Mexico, and its exclusion also from Hawaii; 



(2) Regulating and safeguarding the entry of cottonseed products 

 from all foreign countries and from Hawaii ; 



(3) Regulation of entry and disinfection of all imported cotton 

 and cotton waste, and also burlaps which have been used as wrap- 

 pings of foreign cotton, including such material from Hawaii; 



(4) Survey, eradication, and control work in Texas in cooperation 

 with the State authorities; 



(5) Regulation of rail and other traffic with Mexico; 



(6) Determination of distribution in Mexico and cooperation in 

 control measures with the Mexican Government or local Mexican 

 authorities; and 



(7) Investigation in Mexico of the life history and habits of the 

 pink boUworm as a basis for control measures. 



Detailed information as to these activities and the quarantine and 

 other restricting orders and regulations in relation to cotton and cot- 

 ton products are given in the monthly numbers of the Service and 

 Regulator}^ Announcements of the Federal Horticultural Board (13). 



In general the work in Texas consists of cooperation with the 

 State of Texas in maintaining the cotton-free zones and safeguard- 



