56 BUREAU OP ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Apr.-June 
QUARANTINE AND OTHER OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
(NO. 48) 
B. E. P. Q. 498 (supersedes B. P. Q. 352). 
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS— DEFINING THE TERM "COMMERCIALLY PACKED" 
AS APPLIED TO SHIPMENTS OF APPLES OR PEACHES UNDER THE JAPANESE 
BEETLE QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 
May 27, 1939. 
Regulation 5 of the Japanese beetle quarantine regulations (sec. 301.48-5) 
exempts from certification ' 'commercially packed apples or commercially packed 
peaches in any quantity" except those moving via refrigerator cars or motor- 
trucks from the special area listed in paragraph (1) of that regulation. 
In interpreting this exemption the term ' "commercially packed" will include : 
(a) All apples or peaches in closed barrels, boxes, baskets, or other closed 
containers. 
(6) Apples or peaches in open packages when such fruits have been graded in 
accordance with the official standards for apples or peaches promulgated by the 
United States Department of Agriculture or in accordance with any official 
grades authorized by the State in which the apples or peaches were grown and 
when the containers are marked with such grade. The so-called Unclassified 
Grade is not, however, considered a grade within the meaning of this defini- 
tion, and apples or peaches in open packages so marked are not considered com- 
mercially packed. (Sec. 301.48-5a, issued under authority contained in sec. 
301.48-5.) 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 499. 
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO INSPECTORS ON THE TREATMENT OF NURS- 
ERY PRODUCTS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND SOIL, FOR THE JAPANESE BEETLE 
June 9, 1939. 
Existing methods authorized for the treatment of sand, soil, earth, peat, 
compost, manure, nursery stock, fruits, and vegetables for the elimination of 
the Japanese beetle have been revised and consolidated in these instructions. 
Methods outlined herein are to be employed as a basis of quarantine certification 
under regulations 5, 6, and 7 (sees. 301.48-5 to 301.48-7) of Quarantine No. 48, 
revised (sec. 301.48). The issuance of these instructions cancels the methods of 
treatment prescribed in B. P. Q. 359 and its four supplements, B. E. P. Q. 473, 
B. E. P. Q. 475, and B. E. P. Q. 480. 
While no guaranty can be given that no injury will be caused to the com- 
modity, the treatments are recommended only for those commodities which 
experience has shown were not seriously injured. It must be understood by 
the nurseryman and shipper that no liability shall attach either to the United 
States Department of Agriculture or to any of its employees in event of injury. 
The inspector must bring this condition of treatment and the facts in reference 
to the use of the chemicals to the attention of some responsible person at the 
nursery or shipping point before the treatments are applied. 
Inspectors must familiarize themselves with cautions for each chemical. 
Grades Required and Cautions on the Use of 
Authorized Chemicals 
The chemicals authorized for the treatment of soil, nursery stock, fruits, and 
vegetables, especially carbon disulfide, carbon disulfide emulsion, ethylene 
oxide, hydrocyanic acid, and methyl bromide, are dangerous and proper care 
must be exercised in handling them. The facts in reference to these chemicals 
must be brought to the attention of some responsible person at the nursery or 
shipping point before the treatments are applied. 
(a) Carbon disulfide. — A technical, C. P., or U. S. P. grade is required. It 
should be stored in tight drums or cans in a cool, dry place. 
