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the entire valley* The Federal Horticultural Eoard, as a result of this 
infestation, promulgated a quarantine restricting the movement of all 
host fruits from the infested territory. Eradic-' tion measures were at 
once undertaken, the Bureau, Board, and State Department cooperating. 
The measures were based on the maintenance of a. host-free period, and 
the inspection of groves and ike movement of fruit under certification. 
Volunte r committees were organized in the different valley towns to 
assist the Federal and State men, and all host fruits throughout the 
valley were collected and destroyed. The Mexican authorities in Matamoras 
cooperated in carrying into effect a similar program. As the next season's 
crop began to mature the valley was divided into inspection districts, 
each in charge of a district inspector who is held responsible for the 
careful inspection of all groves in his district every 30 days and the 
certification of groves found to be free from the fruit worm. All drops 
are destroyed and culls processed. The first 30- day inspection was com- 
pleted on October 1, and car lots of grapefruit began moving out of the 
restricted area. While it is too early to predict the condition of this 
season's crop, the result to this writing (October 15) has been very 
promising, no fruit worms having been discovered since the clean-up in 
June." (A. C, Baker, Bureau of Entomology, U. S, B. A.) 
OMENTAL FFUIT MOTH. 
"In sections where the oriental peach moth has been established 
for a number of years (five or more) the infestations this mast season 
-ere light to moderate while in newly established areas they were. 'generally 
severe. In the southern part of New Jersey and also in parts of Maryland 
the infestations were lighter than they have been for several years. 
In some orchards Elberta and later peaches showed less than 10 per cent 
injury while in previous seasons th( injury has been 25 to 75 per cent. 
In Georgia, it appeared in the heaviest infestation ever recorded in that 
State," (Alvah Peterson, Bureau of Entomology, IT. S« B. A.) 
JAPANESE BEETLE. 
"The spread of the Japanese beetle ( Popillia .rtponica Newm, ) 
during the summer of 1027 has been largely on the south and west of the 
infested area. To the north, approximately 30 beetles were found at TTyack, 
N. Y,, on the "'est side of the Hudson River, This was the first infestation 
found thus far in Bcckland County. No infestations -ere found north of 
the Croton River in Westchester County. On Long Island 31 beetles "'ere 
found in Lindenhurst, a few miles northeast of the lias sau- Suffolk County 
line. In Connecticut a general infestation was found in Bridgeport and 
1 beetle in New Canaan. On the west infestations ^ere found in 
Pennsylvania at Weissport, Lehighton, Pottsville, Shenandoah, Sunbury, 
Milton, Bloomsburg, and Wilkes- Bar re; IS beetles were found in Gettysburg, 
1 in York, and 2 in Mechanic sburg. In Maryland a small infestation '"'as 
found in Chesapeake City. One beetle was found at Perryville, 1 at 
Ridgeley, 11 at Cambridge, and 30 distributed at several points in the 
city of Baltimore. Thirteen beetles were collected in the District o^ 
