PREVENTION 



The white-fringed beetle is a po- 

 tential threat to many agricultural 

 areas of the United States. That is 

 why it is important for individual 

 growers to be able to locate an infes- 

 tation before it becomes wide- 

 spread — and to do something about 

 it ; and why all known infested areas 

 are now under Federal or State 

 quarantine. 



Quarantines 



The primary purpose of the quar- 

 antines is to prevent the spread of 

 the white-fringed beetle by regu- 

 lating the movement of articles that 

 may carry infestations. The work 

 is carried on in several ways : 



1. Regulatory officials in quaran- 

 tined areas certify certain plants, 

 croj)s, implements, soil, forest prod- 

 ucts, and other articles before they 

 can be shipped into non-infested 

 areas of this country. To be eligible 

 for certification, the article must be 

 produced, handled, processed, or 

 treated in such a way as to be free 

 of white-fringed beetles. An ap- 

 proved insecticidal soil treatment 

 that is used as a basis for certifica- 

 tion of plants in soil will free nurs- 

 ery lands of white-fringed beetles. 



2. Insecticides are applied, or 

 other preventive measures are 



taken, at production and shipping 

 points to prevent infestation of 

 products. In addition, insecticides 

 are used by individuals, industries, 

 and communities to treat fields, rail- 

 road yards and sidings, storage 

 areas, nurseries, and roadways. The 

 treatment of these areas, done under 

 the leadership of Federal and State 

 officials, lessens the chance of acci- 

 dental and natural spread of the 

 beetles. 



How You Can Help 



Every plant grower — farmer, 

 vegetable and flower gardener, 

 homeowner, nurseryman — can as- 

 sist Federal and State pest control 

 agencies by locating white-fringed 

 beetle infestations and reporting 

 them promptly. 



Read ''How To Look for the 

 White-Fringed Beetle," below. 

 This will help you to locate an in- 

 festation. If you find adults and 

 larvae that resemble those in the 

 colored drawings on page 5, place 

 them in a small bottle of 70 per- 

 cent alcohol and send to your county 

 agricultural agent, nearest white- 

 fringed beetle inspector, or State 

 entomologist. 



When sending specimens, include 

 your name and address, and tell 

 where and w^hen the insects were 

 found. Do not send live insects 

 through the mail. 



HOW TO LOOK FOR THE WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE 



You can determine whether the 

 white-fringed beetle is present by 

 looking for the larvae and adults. 



Look for Larvae 



1. Look for larvae, or grubs, in 

 soil around the roots of plants, par- 

 ticularly plants that are wilting or 

 dying. 



2. Inspect young plants, particu- 



larly seedlings, during the spring 

 months in farm fields, vegetable 

 gardens, and flower beds, for abnor- 

 mal symptoms, such as wilting, red- 

 dening, and yellowing. Examine 

 the soil where skips occur in the 

 rows of plants. 



3. Dig out abnormal plants by the 

 roots and break the soil apart. 

 Look for larvae on the roots, and 

 also in soil. It is often necessary 

 to examine the roots and soil of 



