S. R. A— B. E. P. Q. No. 148 
Issued December 1941 
United States Department of Agriculture 
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
JULY-SEPTEMBER 1941 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Quarantine and othpr official announcements 65 
Announcements relating to Dutch elm disease quarantine (No. 71) 65 
Dutcft elm disease quarantine revised (press notice) 65 
Dutch elm disease quarantine (revision of quarantine and regulations effective October 1, 1941) 66 
Notice to general public through newspapers.. 69 
Announcements relating to Japanese beetle quarantine (No. 48) 70 
Japanese beetle administrative instructions modified (B. E. P. Q. 499, supplement No. 1, 
fourth revision) 70 
Beetle restrictions on vegetable and fruit shipments end for season (press notice) 71 
Administrative instructions modifying the restrictions of the Japanese beetle quarantine by 
advancing the date of termination of restrictions on fruit and vegetable shipments under 
§ 301.48-5 of the Japanese beetle quarantine to September 8 for the year 1941 (B. E. P. Q. 516) 71 
Instructions to postmasters 72 
Announcement relating to eypsy moth and brown-tail moth quarantine (No. 45) 72 
Administrative instruction* modifying the restrictions of the pypsy moth and brown-tail moth 
quarantine by authorizing the issuance of limited permits for certain restricted articles (B. E. 
P. Q. 515) J 72 
Announcements relating to Mexican fruitfly quarantine (No. 64) 73 
Low-temperature treatment authorized for Mexican fruitfly in Texas counties (press notice).. '73 
Treatments authorized (B. E. P. Q. 472 revised, superseding P. Q. C. A.'s 329 and 330) 73 
Announcements relating to white-frineed beetle quarantine (No. 72) 75 
Suggestions for construction of plunging and growins beds and their maintenance under beetle- 
free conditions in accordance with regulations of the white-frineed beetle quarantine (B. E. 
P. Q. 496, revised) 75 
White-frineed beetle administrative instructions modified (B. E. P. Q. 503, third revision, super- 
seding Circulars B. E. P. Q. 486 and 489) 75 
Terminal inspection of plants and plant products 78 
Revocation of Oreeon plant quarantine relating to strawberry plants from California 78 
Modification of Mississippi State plant quarantines 78 
Miscellaneous items 79 
Annand named chief, Hoyt, associate chief, of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Bureau 
(press notice) 79 
Designating chief and associate chief of Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine (Memo- 
randum No. 931, Office of the Secretary) 79 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions, Republic of Uruguay (B. E. P. Q. 382, revised, 
supplement No. 1) 80 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions. Republic of Mexico (B. E. P. Q. 411, supplement 
No. 3) 80 
Plant- quarantine import restrictions, Colonv of British Guiana (B. E. P. Q. 442, supple- 
ment No. 1) 81 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions, British Colony of Bermuda (B. E. P. Q. 455, revised, 
supplement No. 1) 81 
Plant- quarantine import restrictions, Union of South Africa (B. E. P. Q. 471, supplement 
No. 3) 82 
Penalties imposed for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act 82 
Organization of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 85 
QUARANTINE AND OTHER OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO DUTCH ELM DISEASE QUARANTINE 
(NO. 71) 
DUTCH ELM DISEASE QUARANTINE REVISED 
[Press notice] 
September 25, 11)4 1. 
Revision of the Federal quarantine and regulations on Dutch elm disease was 
announced today hy the Department of Agriculture to he effective Oetoher l. 
This revision brings under regulation a few additional counties in New Jersey, 
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