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investigations have been largely studies of the life history of the insect. 
Observations prove that most poisons, however applied, are decided 
repellents and further that the beetles are not readily killed even when 
they feed on poisoned foliage. A few experiments conducted the past 
season show that certain essential oils, especially lemon oil, and certain 
fruity or fermentation odors are attractive to the beetles, but when 
added to a spray solution the attractive odor usually disappears as 
soon as the spray dries. There is every indication that iron arsenate 
in solution has an attraction for the beetles, but it is not sufficiently 
poisonous to kill the beetles, although it is believed that a combination 
with another poison which will retain the attractiveness and be an 
effective posion can be obtained. 
Cooperation 
To accomplish the control of the green Japanese beetle the thorough 
cooperation of all residents of the area is essential. Cooperation is 
asked to the extent that they (1) use every care to prevent the acci¬ 
dental spread of the insect in vehicles, on one’s person, with flowers, 
food products, etc., (2) clean up all headlands, fence rows, ditch banks, 
scrubby woodlots, and roadways on their premises, (3) hand collect 
beetles wherever possible, (4) plant wide row crops so far as possible 
and keep them thoroughly cultivated and plant a minimum acre¬ 
age of green corn, because the beetles can be carried so easily on 
this crop, (5) to adhere strictly to the quarantine regulations, (6) to 
plow infested ground in the fall and to plow or deeply cultivate infested 
ground as thoroughly as possible in late May and during June when the 
grubs are transforming from grub to pupa and from pupa to adult. 
REPORT OF THE SOUTHERN NURSERYMEN’S 
ASSOCIATION 
By Paul C. Lindley, Vice-President, Pomona, N. C. 
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:— 
At the annual meeting of the Southern Nurserymen’s Association 
at Atlanta the past August, a committee was appointed to report on 
uniform inspection regulations for all states. 
The entomologists present at the Nurserymen’s Convention advised 
that this report be presented at their annual meeting in St. Louis. 
The executive committee of our Association was unable to persuade 
one of our orators to meet with you, I suppose the “14 Points” in the 
report, coupled with the fact that uniform law must be an old story at 
your meeting, he feared to open the subject again. 
