36 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
tions of the beetles have been found since the original quarantine became effective; 
to release an area of approximately 84 square miles in the vicinity of Monroeville, 
Ala., where repeated inspections fail to show that the beetles are now present; 
to add to the articles that are restricted throughout the year, lily bulbs, grass sod, 
peanut hay, and nursery stock including greenhouse-grown annuals and perennials; 
to lift the restrictions on sweetpotatoes, peas, and beans; and to make other modi- 
fications. A regulation (§ 301.72-8) has been included to require the cleaning 
of railway cars, trucks, and other vehicles which have been used for transporting 
restricted articles within the regulated area, before such vehicles may be moved 
interstate to points outside. 
The newly added sections are for the most part adjacent to the old infested 
areas in the vicinities of Florala, Mobile, and Monroeville, Ala., Pensacola, Fla.. 
New Orleans, La., Gulfport and Laurel, Miss., and include also Hattiesburg. Miss., 
and several communities in the vicinity thereof. Brought within the regulated 
areas, in part, for the first time, are the counties of Dallas and Escambia, Ala., 
the parishes of Iberia and Saint Tammany, La., and the Mississippi counties of 
Covington, Forrest, and Lamar. 
Under the authority contained in the Insect Pest Act of March 3, 1905, the inter- 
state movement of living white-fringed beetles in any stage of development is 
prohibited except when so moved under certification for scientific purposes as 
authorized in paragraph (b) of § 301.72-9. 
To conform with current nomenclature of the white-fringed beetles, the designa- 
tion of the genus is changed from Nawpactus to Pantomorus and the restrictions 
apply only to species of the subgenus Graphognathus. 
Arrangements for inspection may be made by addressing the Bureau of Ento- 
mology and Plant Quarantine, P. O. Box 989, Gulfport, Miss., or other field offices 
listed in the appendix. 
DETERMINATION OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
The Secretary of Agriculture, having given the public hearing required by law 
and having determined that it was necessary to quarantine the States of Alabama, 
Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, to prevent the spread of dangerous infesta- 
tions of insect pests, commonly referred to as white-fringed beetles, not theretofore 
widely prevalent within and throughout the United States, on December 14, 1938, 
promulgated Notice of Quarantine 301.72, part 301, chapter III, title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations, and the regulations supplemental thereto §§ 301.72-1 to 
301.72-9 inclusive, Part 301, chapter III, title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
fB. E. P. Q. — Q. 72, effective on and after January 15, 1939]. At the time the 
aforesaid hearing was held, the insect pests known as white-fringed beetles were 
classified as species of the genus Nawpactus and were so referred to at the hearing 
when the importance, status, and habits of these insects were fully covered. This 
group of insects has since been reclassified as species of the subgenus Graphognathus 
of the genus Pantomorus. It is therefore necessary to revise the quarantine to 
adopt current nomenclature for such insect pests, as well as to extend the regulated 
areas to cover more recently discovered infestations, and to make other 
modifications. 
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Secretary of Agriculture by sec- 
tion 8 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 
161) and the Insect Pest Act of March 3, 1905 (7 U. S. C. 141, 143), the subpart 
entitled "White-fringed Beetle" of part 301, chapter III, title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations [B. E. P. Q. — Q. 72] is hereby revised effective May 9, 1942, to read 
as follows: 
Subpart 1 — White-Fringed Beetle 
quarantine 
Authority: §§ 301.72 to 301.72-9 (a), inclusive, (except § 301. 72-2a) issued under sec. 8, 39 Stat. 1165, 44 Stat. 
250; 7 U. S. C. 1940 ed. 161. § 301.72-2a issued under sec. 1, 33 Stat. 1269; 7 U. S. C, 1940 ed. 141. § 301.72-9 
(b) issued under sec. 3, 33 Stat. 1270; 7 U. 8. C, 1940 ed. 143. 
§ 301.72. Notice of Quarantine. — Under the authority conferred by section 8 of 
the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 161), 
the Secretary of Agriculture quarantines the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisi- 
ana, and Mississippi to prevent the spread of dangerous infestations of introduced 
species of the genus Pantomorus, subgenus Graphognathus, commonly known as 
white-fringed beetles, and under authority contained in the aforesaid Plant 
Quarantine Act and Insect Pest Act of March 3, 1905 (7 U. S. C. 141, 143), the 
