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2. That no banana plant of the varieties apple and Johnson 

 can be taken into the Province of Oriente from another part of Cuba. 

 ■ 3. That every owner or renter of a farm where this disease 

 exists must notify the Secretary of Agriculture, Comerce and Labor 

 m the quickest way possible and adopt the precautions that are in- 

 dicated by this Department for the control and eradication of this 

 disease. 



4. That no person may carry plants of the mentioned varieties 

 from a field infested with the disease; neither may he carry away 

 any plants whatever with soil on the roots, nor soil in any form from 

 said infected field. 



5. That every person breaking these regulations will be subject 

 to a fine. 



Havana, July 26, 1916. 



(S.) Emilio NtJnez, 

 Secretary of Agricultui;e, Commerce and Labor. 



There are numerous other insects and diseases which Should 

 be .prevented by all possible means from entering this country. 

 Investigations are being made at pres^ent on the necessity for 

 quarantines against the following pests amd diseases. 



1. — The Mediterranean fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) which attacks 

 and seriously injuries fruits of the. avocado, banana, oranges, 

 cucumbers, figs, grapefruit, green peppers, mangoes, papaya, 

 pineapple, caimito and others. 



"■ — The potato wart attacking the Irish potato in New Poundland, 

 Great Britain, Germany and Austria-Hungary. 



3. — The avocado weevil (Heilipus lauri) occurring in Mexico and 



Central America. 



4. — The Downey Mildews and the Physoderma disease of corn in 



Japan, Philippines, India, Australia and adjacent countries. 



5. — The pineapple weevil (Metamasius ritchei) of Jamaica. 



6. — The banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) of Jamaica. 



7. — The pink bollworm (Gelechia gossypiella) of cotton in Mexico and 



others countries. 



In addition to the proposal to issue absolute quarantines 

 against the above me.ntioned pests it is also planne'd to pirohibit 

 the_ entrance of many plants unless accompanied by certificates 

 of inspection. By these various means the work of preventing 

 the entrance of serious diseases and pests will be much faci- 

 litated. 



