anaheim-gazette 1907-03-28

WAR UPON INSECT PESTS California Pioneer in Work of Fighting Menace to Horticulture by Natural Enemies. Continuing our quotation from the interesting annual report of Ellwood Cooper, state horticultural commissioner, who is engaged in a work of paramount importance to California, we present this morning an extract from his elaborate report to the legislature upon efforts of the commission to keep injurious insect pests out of the state. There has been, in the past, considerable uneasiness on the part of growers of citrus fruits in the state, regarding the Mexican orange-worm (Trypeta ludens), which was reported as being a very serious pest in our sister republic, and which, it was feared, might be introduced into the orange orchards of California. To prevent this a quarantine was placed upon the citrus products coming from Mexico, and any such brought into the state were destroyed. As a result of this action, it was feared by the Mexican government that the Federal government would take like measures and prohibit the importation of Mexican oranges into the United States. This led to a voluminous correspondence between the secretary of the department of fomento, in Mexico, the secretary of state at Washington, and the horticultural commission of this state, culminating finally in the request of the Mexican government that an agent be sent from California to investigate the spread of the orange-maggot in Mexico, the districts infested thereby, the amount of damage done, and the probability of its introduction into California, or elsewhere in the United States. In accordance with this request, and representative, the Mexican government has kept its agents at the infested sections, gathering fruit containing worms, which have been destroyed, cleaning out where the worms could find them through their transformation taking every other possible way to eradicate the pest. Weekly of this work have been forwarded to the Mexican authorities to indicate the efforts that are made. As a result of this work citrus fruit-growers of California have fullest assurance of protection from the introduction of this pest. Codling-Moth Parasite The parasite (Coliephialtes) introduced some time since upon the codling-moth has received great deal of attention and bred out in large quantities and lished in many of the more important apple sections of the state, which have been received infections where it has been esseare to the effect that it is doing good work, and that it has been a material reduction in quantity of wormy apples during season. We have experienced difficulty in getting sufficient of the codling-moth upon breeding these insects, as each fly lays from one hundred and two hundred eggs and departs one egg in a worm. It is necessary that we should have found it very difficult these requirements, and as have not been able to distribute parasite as widely as we could have done. From ourence with this parasite, how believe that, if sufficient work be secured, we could readily them by millions during this prolificacy indicates that this parasite, as unquestionable the open it will find its own apply and multiply in large numbers. We would call attention to on this insect, with colored pen elsewhere in this volume. Assistance from County Horse Commissioners It is with pleasure that I edge the hearty co-operation horticultural commissioners o A Boston schoolboy was tall, weak and sickly. His arms were soft and flabby. He didn’t have a strong muscle in his entire body. The physician who had attended the family for thirty years prescribed Scott’s Emulsion. NOW: To feel that boy’s arm you would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. ALL DRUGGISTS: 50c. AND $1.00. For Hardware Call and see us. Our stock is complete. We very large and extensive line of Cuthberts. For Hardware Call and see us. Our stock is complete. We have very large and extensive line of Cutlery and Butler Hardware. Our prices can not be beaten. All kinds of repair work promptly and neatly done. Galvanized Iron and Gutter Work. Estimates given. A. NAGEL Just Received The Latest Styles in Spring & Summer Suits White and Fancy Vests, Nobby Neck and Negligee Shirts. Yungbluth & Kroeger 127 Center St. Phones Home 1044 active, the Mexican government kept its agents at work in closed sections, gathering all training worms, which has provided, cleaning out places of worms could find refuge to their transformations, and every other possible measure to the pest. Weekly reports work have been forwarded by the authorities to this office, due the efforts that are being a result of this work, the growers of California have assurance of protection introduction of this dreaded Dodling-Moth Parasite Parasite (Coliephialtes messer) for some time since to work dodling-moth has received a lot of attention and has been in large quantities and estabnishment of the state. Reports have been received from secure it has been established that it is evidently a real work, and that there has material reduction in the quantary apples during the past. We have experienced much on getting sufficient larvae dodling-moth upon which to use insects, as each female from one hundred and fifty to feed eggs and deposits but in a worm. It is therefore that we should have nearly dodled worms for each fly. We had it very difficult to meet requirements, and as a result been able to distribute the was widely as we otherwise done. From our experience this parasite, however, we not, if sufficient worms could, we could readily breed millions during the season. Acy indicates the value of site, as unquestionably in will find its own food supmultiply in large numbers. And call attention to a report sect, with colored plate, glivere in this volume. From County Horticultural Commissioners With pleasure that I acknowlhearty co-operation of the commissioners of the dif- introduced will ever be eradicated. All that we can do is to keep them in check to a greater or less extent, and this we are accomplishing by the introduction of beneficial insects. Our worst pests at present are the purple scale and the red scale, for both of which we have parasites now at work, but which are not sufficiently effective to be really valuable. We are, however, introducing others which will unquestionably check the spread of these two pests. Insectary Destroyed by Earthquake In the great cataclysm which overtook San Francisco on April 18, 1906, this department did not wholly escape. Our insectary at the time was located in the Ferry building, at San Francisco, and while this building escaped the fire, it was very badly shaken by the earthquake. The room in which our breeding cases were kept and the beneficial insects were propagated was badly damaged, the walls falling upon the breeding cases and making a general wreck thereof. A great many of our beneficial insects were lost, together with the greater part of our breeding appliances. We gathered what we could from the wreck and removed them to Sacramento, where a temporary insectary has been established. This has been placed in charge of a competent man, and we have now recovered from the loss sustained in San Francisco. During the past summer a great many beneficial insects have been produced therein and distributed to different portions of the state from which pests have been reported. We have, however, been very greatly inconvenienced in this work by our limited quarters and insufficient accommodations. Quarantine Against Infested Nursery Stock Word was received in this office in the early part of 1906, indicating that the white fly (Aleyrodes citri) had become a very serious pest on citrus and other stock in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and other parts of the South. This is one of the most serious pests which the citrus fruit-growers of Florida and Louisiana have to contend against, rendering the production of this fruit unprofitable and almost impossible in locations where the fly has become thoroughly estab- Quarantine Against Infested Nursery Stock Word was received in this office in the early part of 1906, indicating that the white fly (Aleyrodes citri) had become a very serious pest on citrus and other stock in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and other parts of the South. This is one of the most serious pests which the citrus fruit-growers of Florida and Louisiana have to contend against, rendering the production of this fruit unprofitable and almost impossible in locations where the fly has become thoroughly established. This fly does not confine its depredations to citrus fruits alone, but extends to many deciduous varieties, and even to ornamental shrubbery. In order to protect California from the incrades of this pest, a quarantine was established by this department against the states of Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and nursery stocks and plants from these states have been barred from entrance into California. Protection Against the Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths In view of the spread of the brown-tail moth and the gypsy-moth in Massachusetts and other Eastern states, voluminous correspondence has been carried on between this department and entomologists in those sections, with a view to ascertaining the possible danger of importing these serious pests into California. At the present time the danger to be apprehended from this source is remote, but it is ever present. I am pleased to note that the authorities of Massachusetts, in conjunction with the entomologist bureau at Washington, have taken up the policy of fighting both of these pests with their natural enemies. Every known artificial means to destroy them has been resorted to for many years, but in spite of this they have steadily spread and the damage done by them has been enormous. It is to be hoped that the authorities there have now started in the right direction, and that the ravages of these pests may be checked. California is especially interested in this work, as there is always a possibility, where pests of any kind exist in enormous numbers, of their introduction into our own state, and it is, in the estimation of this department, the better policy to have them controlled, and hereby prevent their entrance into the state than to have to do the work after they have been admitted. It is for this reason that I am pleased to call your attention to the work now being done against these terrible pests in Massachusetts. Work of the Quarantine Department The quarantine department of this commission has been kept up to its usual high standard during the past year. Every vessel coming into the different ports of California has been The quarantine department of this commission has been kept up to its usual high standard during the past year. Every vessel coming into the different ports of California has been thoroughly inspected and all plants, trees, shrubs, cuttings, etc., have been examined before being allowed to pass. If any of these were found infested with insect pests or disease not prevailing in California they were invariably destroyed, only clean stock being admitted. It is very difficult to estimate the value of the work so done. While we may form some idea of the damage suffered from an insect pest when once introduced and established, it is impossible to estimate what has been saved by preventing the entry of such pests. At the port of San Francisco there have been stopped hundreds of new destructive insects, any one of which, if once established in our state, might have proved as serious and costly a pest as the cottony-cushion scale in the past, or as the gypsy-moth and the brown-tail moth in Massachusetts at present. The work of this department is steadily increasing, and new demands are continually being made upon those having it in charge. Publications Issued During the past year a number of very valuable publicationse have been issued from this department, including a number of monthly bulletins, which dealt with horticultural matters of direct interest to the horticultural commissioners and fruit-growers of the state. There has been a very heavy increase in the volume of correspondence during the past year, and knowledge of the work being done by the Anaheim, RIDAY APR. 5 Afternoon and Evening GENAGERIE – MUSEUM CIRCUS BIG SELLSFLOTO SHOWS. AND MAMMOTH ZOO. 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Two Grand Complete Performances Daily—Rain or Beginning at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock. Doors Open One Hour Earlier. CURSION RATES ON ALL RAILROADS California Limited 5 24 P.M. Daily The only train between Southern California and the east run for the exclusive accommodation of first-class travelers. Goes to Denver, Kansas City and Chicago and gives a chance to stop at the Grand Canyon. Santa Fe to stop at the Grand Canyon. 5 52 A.M. Daily Two daily overland trains in addition to the Limited, These two carry Palace Cars, Tourist Sleeping Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars through to Kansas City and Chicago without change. See me at Santa Fe Depot, Anaheim or Phone Sunset Main 71. J. H. CLABAUGH, Agt. ent is becoming more widely over the whole state, and, in over the United States. We are fully in receipt of specimens of plant diseases, etc., for identification and for remedies. These all prompt attention. Correspondence also been carried on with various entomological societies, the institutions, and has reached very many foreign nations, whom are taking an especial interest in our work. Vernia is to be congratulated up-fact that she is the pioneer in the fight of fighting insect pests with natural enemies. For years we stood alone in this work, but our example is now being followed by very many states and territories and by foreign nations, and this state is looked to as the great exemplar in this work. It is true that the good work done by predaceous and parasitic insects has been known for a great many years, but it remained for California to give a practical turn to the work, and introduce beneficial insects for work upon the destructive species. President Roosevelt is preparing to take his vacation just about the time it is getting open season for railroad presidents.