56 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
/. ssorhoptrus simpler Say (rice water weevil). 
Oxya r< lox Fab. (Acrididae i. 
Oxya riciii'i Fab. (Acrididae). 
(Parnara) Uhapra mathias Fab. (rice skipper). 
ibea pugnax Fab. (Pentatomidae) . 
Systena frontalis Fab. (Chrysomelidae). 
Diseases 
Piricularia {oryeae) grisea (Cke.) Sacc. (rice blast). 
Tilletia horrida Tak. (rice smut). 
Ustilaginoides virens (Cke.) Tak. (rice green smut). 
Importation of rice straw and other wastes prohibited. — Decree no. TOi' of 
August 7. 1933, for the protection of rice cultures in particular and of agricul- 
ture in general, prescribes that: 
Article 1. The entry through the ports of the Republic is prohibited of straw 
and other wastes of rice used as packing material for any kind of imported 
merchandise. 
IMPORTATION OF CITRUS, ACACIA, CASUARINA, AND ROSA PROHIBITED FROM CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
Decree no. 810 of August 30, 1933. to prevent the introduction of the cottony 
cushion scale (Icertja purchasi Mask.), which is distributed in various countries, 
including Australia, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States, pre- 
scribes that : 
Article 1. The introduction is prohibited of living plants, or parts thereof, 
of Citrus spp., Acacia spp., Casuarina spp., and rose plants in general, from any 
source, unless accompanied by an official certificate of the plant-protection 
service of the country of origin, affirming that the plants or parts of plants 
listed in the shipping documents have been inspected and found free from the 
pest Icerya purchasi Mask, in any stage of development. 
Art. 2. The inspectors of sanidad vegetal (plant health) will subject all 
plants or parts of plants of the above-mentioned genera or other species which 
are hosts of Icerya purchasi Mask., to inspection, and in case this parasite is 
found upon them in any stage they will proceed to destroy all infested plant 
material. 
B. E. P. Q. 397 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COLONY OF GRENADA, BRITISH 
WEST INDIES 
June 1, 1936. 
This summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the colony of 
Grenada, British West Indies, has been prepared for the information of nursery- 
men, plant-quarantine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants 
and plant products to that country. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant-quarantine inspector, in charge of 
foreign information service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from the 
plant-protection ordinance of June 1, 190G, and the proclamations and regula- 
tions promulgated thereunder, and reviewed by the agricultural authority of 
the colony. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used inde- 
pendently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
