S. R. A.-B. E. P. Q. No. 146 Issued June 1941 
United States Department of Agriculture 
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
JANUARY-MARCH 1941 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Quarantine and other official announcements _. 1 
Announcements relating to Dutch elm disease quarantine (No. 71) 1 
Dutch elm disease quarantine for area in Pennsylvania is considered (press notice) 1 
Notice of public hearing to consider the advisability of extending the Dutch elm disease 
quarantine to the State of Pennsylvania 2 
Announcements relating to fruit and vegetable quarantine of Puerto Rico (No. 58) 3 
Quarantine restrictions lessened on Puerto Rican fruits and vegetables (press notice) 3 
Revision of fruit and vegetable quarantine of Puerto Rico 3 
Notice to general public through newspapers 8 
Announcements relating to Japanese beetle quarantine (No. 48) 8 
Japanese beetle quarantine regulations revised (press notice) 8 
Revision of Japanese beetle quarantine 9 
Notice to general public through newspapers 22 
Announcements relating to Mexican fruitfly quarantine (No. 64) 23 
Fruitlly quarantine modified to extend Valencia orange harvest in Texas area (press notice). 23 
Administrative instructions modifjing the restrictions of the Mexican fruitfly quarantine 
bv extending the harvesting season on Valencia oranges from April 30 to May 31, 1941 (B. 
E. P.Q. 512) . 23 
Announcements relating to white-frineed beetle quarantine (No. 72) 24 
Administrative instructions— Removal of certification requirements for specified articles for 
a limited period (B. E. P. Q. 485. seventh revision) 24 
Instructions to postmasters 24 
Administrative instructions modifying the restrictions of the white-fringed beetle quarantine . 
bv authorizing treatment by methyl bromide solution of balled nursery stock of specified 
thickness (B. E. P. Q. .503, second revision) 25 
Administrative instructions modifying the restrictions of the white-fringed beetle quarantine 
by authorizing alternative treatments bv methvl bromide fumigation of plants in pots or 
in soil ba:is (B. E. P. Q. 485. revised) 26 
Administrative instructions modifying white-fringed beetle quarantine regulations authoriz- 
ing treatment of potting soil (B. E. P. Q. 489, revised) 27 
Miscellaneous items 29 
Importation of fruits, vegetables, plants, and meats into the United States (Circular No. 178, 
U. S. Coast Guard) 29 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions, Republic of Brazil (B. E. P. Q. 379, revised) 29 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions, British India (B. E. P. Q. 404, revised, supplement 
No. 3) 38 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions, French Zone of Morocco (B. E. P. Q. 444, revised, 
supplement No. 1) 38 
Plant-quarantine import restrictions. Free City of Danzig (B. E. P. Q. 409, supplement 
No. 1) 39 
Terminal inspection of plants and plant products 40 
Minnesota State plant quarantines and terminal inspection 40 
Modification of Mississippi State plant quarantines 41 
Penalties imposed for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act-— 41 
Organization of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine... 43 
QUARANTINE AND OTHER OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO DUTCH ELM DISEASE QUARANTINE 
(NO. 71) 
DUTCH ELM DISEASE QUARANTINE FOR AREA IN PENNSYLVANIA IS CONSIDERED 
(Press notice) 
April 1, 1941. 
A public hearing at Washington, D. C, on April 9 has been announced by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to consider extending the Dutch elm disease 
quarantine to include the 9 counties of Montgomery, Luzerne, Bucks, Sus- 
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