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“ White This consists of a mixture of sulphur 
Ant ” and arsenic trioxide for use in the 
Fumigant. “ White Ant Pump,” and can be bought 
in this country ready mixed. 
INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF PESTS. 
In the following notes the term “ pest ” is used as 
defined in the Agricultural Pests Enactment referred 
to below and includes insects, invertebrate animals, 
rodents, plants and fungi injurious or liable to be 
injurious to cultivated plants. 
A staff of adequately trained inspecting officers can 
do much to guard against the attacks of epidemic 
pests by enforcing control measures generally, by 
reporting immediately to research officers the dis- 
covery of any new pest on a crop, and by preventing 
the introduction of pests from foreign countries. 
In the Federated Malay States and Straits Settle- 
ments such a staff exists, together with necessary 
legislation for the enforcement of such measures as 
may appear desirable to ensure effective control. 
The inspection and control of pests in Malaya began 
in the first instance in connection with the control 
of two serious pests of the coconut, the rhinoceros 
or black beetle ( Oryctes rhinoceros, Linn.) and the 
“red stripe” weevil ( Rhyncophorus schach, Oliv.). 
The rapid development of plantation rubber culti 
vation rendered it necessary to extend the work of 
inspection, and in 1913 a Chief Agricultural Inspector 
was appointed to organise an Inspection Division 
of the Department of Agriculture responsible for 
the control of pests on all crops in the Federated 
Malay States. This Division also became responsible 
