THE PINK BOLLWORM. 25 
mills located in the Laguna 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 toward the 
control of the pink bollworm 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 
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 bollworm 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 bollworm 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 
Regulatory 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- 
