anaheim-gazette 1907-04-04

SUPPRESSING-SCALE PESTS Tribute Paid California by Noted Massachusetts Authority—Asks Assistance From Us Alfred D. Chandler of Massachusetts, who recently visited E. K. Carnes at Chula Vista, in relation to the latter's work in propagating parasites for suppression of scale pests, writes as follows in the Brookline, Mass., Chronicle: Massachusetts and federal authorities at Washington may be exposed to criticism by the nation for an unnecessary spread of the gypsy and brown-tail moth pests. Doubts have stirred private citizens to action. Years of attention and the expenditure of millions of dollars in Massachusetts, instead of bringing relief, now find these pests in nearly all New England, and threatening the country by natural and by suspected criminal means. Science and sense appear to have been in a costly conflict. Insect pests are one of the most powerful forces in nature. Man's inability to control that force, save by turning nature against nature, is a truism with the world's best experts on this, and with those whose means of support depend upon holding the insect pests in check. Our loss from insects alone in the United States is said to amount to four hundred millions of dollars annually, principally from imported insects. In about a month or two the moth caterpillars will begin to appear again. At the Brookline town meeting of last turning nature against nature, is a truism with the world's best experts on this, and with those whose means of support depend upon holding the insect pests in check. Our loss from insects alone in the United States is said to amount to four hundred millions of dollars annually, principally from imported insects. In about a month or two the moth caterpillars will begin to appear again. At the Brookline town meeting of last January the town did not approve of a $25,000 contract with California, to introduce the natural enemies of these moths, payment to be conditioned upon success. This was sound, for the town did not understand the matter fully, and what has since been learned—hereinafter summarized in part—shows that no such contract need be made now. It has been a short interval between the special town meeting of January 28th, and the annual meeting of March 14th, shorter than was anticipated. Immediately after the January meeting some public spirited citizens of Massachusetts decided that instant action be taken to clear up doubts on this serious matter. They requested the writer to go forth with to California and be ready to report, before the annual town meeting convened, on just what had been done and could be done by that state to combat insect pests by beneficial insects. The journey and investigation were completed in twenty-six days, covering about 8000 miles, and including personal interviews with the most accomplished specialists in the science of parasitologia in California, who offered every facility for inquiry for 500 miles from the borders of Mexico to Sacramento, the capital of California. Investigations were made with experts in the orchards and ranches, and at the state insectaries; inquiries were answered by land owners and by their managing foremen, by horticulturalists, by quarantine experts, by the world's greatest master of plant breeding, Luther Burbank, and by the governor of the state. This was supplemented by an examination of thousands of pages of printed matter from among the most valuable collections that the world perhaps offers on this specialty, as well as hundreds of pages of cotemporaneous correspondence, work that Massachusetts commission, M.Kirkland, has recently written commissioner of horticulture fornia, Hon. Ellwood Cooper, would be very glad to see a California experts next summer may appear that Massachusetts so remiss in introducing paris now doing all that can be well the matter. The danger has other states, and nothing but the best standard of efficiency in chusetts can be acceptable to at large, or atone if possible time. 2. Whatever may have been or said to the contrary, beyond mention the credit belongs to Cohen, not alone for taking the case in introducing beneficial insults large scale, and forcing the man to a commercial success, but in ing the important science of entomology to its highest development most extended practical application. Of this I brought home ample documentary proof, and the livelihoods to confirm it are new. There is today, also, abundance to support a courageous and in application of the world's knowledge of the use of beneficial insects. 3. In no part of the world more accomplished, enthusiastic intelligent class of practicalists in the collecting, breeding and distribution of beneficial insects been developed, than during twenty or thirty years in California where all insect pests are now cally within the means of control. The entire appropriations as in California this year for its nature commission and for benefit sect purposes, including funds a proposed new fire-proof insect San Francisco, appear to be over 000, as against $225,000 on acco the moth scourge, asked for Massachusetts legislature, in order to tens of thousands of dollars from individual municipalities California is nineteen times as area as Massachusetts! No that there is astonishment on a specific slope at the Bay State. 4. The literature upon this published in California and H. That hacking cough continues Because your system is exhausted and your powers of resistance weakened. Take Scott's Emulsion. It builds up and strengthens your entire system. 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It for that Massachusetts, though an introducing parasites, is all that can be well done in the danger has aroused s, and nothing but the highward of efficiency in Massacan be acceptable to taxpayers or atone if possible for lost ever may have been written the contrary, beyond quescredit belongs to California alone for taking the initiative using beneficial insects on a and forcing the movement mercial success, but for bringimportant science of parasitothe highest development and ended practical application. brought home ample docuproof, and the living witconfirm it are numerous. today, also, abundant proof a courageous and intelligent of the world’s present of the use of beneficial inpart of the world has a amplified, enthusiastic and class of practical specialcollecting, breeding, study portion of beneficial insects opposed, than during the past thirty years in California, insect pests are now practithe means of control. The appropriations asked for this year for its horticulsession and for beneficial inses, including funds toward new fire-proof insectary at Asco, appear to be only $32,-must $225,000 on account of scourge, asked for of the betts legislature, in addition thousands of dollars to come individual municipalities; and nineteen times as large in Massachusetts! No wonder its astonishment on the Pat the Bay State. Literature upon this subject in California and Hawaii is predaceous insects, and the everyday practice and precautions observed there as to secondary and tertiary parasites, bear a suggestive contrast to the trepidation expressed by some New England tyros. That master of the science, Alexander Craw, in his Hawaiian report of 1905, confidently affirms: "There is positively no danger from the intelligent introduction of such insects that prey upon injurious species, for their stomachs will no more digest vegetable matter than that of a lion's or tiger's will." And he adds: "The way of fighting our insect enemies is not any longer an experimental one, but has saved millions of dollars of property, besides retaining the value of adjoining property already improved or unimproved." 5. A mere entomologist, whatever his rank as a classifier or museum collector, or whatever his official position is to be relegated to the background for effecting relief by beneficial insects, when his academic attainments are contrasted with those of experienced parasitologists. It is to the carelessness of a reputed "entomologist," Prof. Leopold Trouvelot, that Massachusetts can charge its present gypsy moth scourge. 6. The territory of Hawaii, and the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' association, representing the great sugar interests of those islands, did not look to Washington or to Massachusetts for help, when in recent years they were forced to fight insect pests, but to California, and they secured one of that state's greatest experts, Alexander Craw, at double his former salary, rather than lose his invaluable services, and they also acquired from California one of the world's greatest searchers for parasites, Albert Koebele, who is also the world's pioneer worker in introducing beneficial insects to check the spread of objectionable plants, wherein marvelous results are already attained. 7. Western Australia also ignored Washington and Massachusetts, notwithstanding their large expenditures in entomological work, and made a joint contract with California, by which each pays one-half to maintain some of $225,000 on account of scourge, asked for of the Atts legislature, in addition thousands of dollars to come individual municipalities; and nineteen times as large in Massachusetts! No wonder is astonishment on the Patit the Bay State. Literature upon this subject in California and Hawaii is valuable and most voluminong familiarity of the Paxperts with parasites and sites, Albert Koebele, who is also the world's pioneer worker in introducing beneficial insects to check the spread of objectionable plants, wherein marvelous results are already attained. 7. Western Australia also ignored Washington and Massachusetts, notwithstanding their large expenditures in entomological work, and made a joint contract with California, by which each pays one-half to maintain some of the world's most famous searchers and benificial insect breeders, to keep down the fruit fly, the codlin moth, and other insect pests. It is California that now furnishes the directing spirit in this joint work, through the Hon. Ellw od Cooper, the world’s veteran leader in this aid to progressive civilization. 8. The interchanges of relief in this field between New Zealand and between South Africa and California, are proof of the sensible views of practical planters in seeking the world's recognized authorities in parasitologia. 9. When California put her state embargo on Mexican oranges on account of the Morelos orange maggot, and diplomatic correspondence was thereby precipitated between Mexico and our department of state, it was the Hon. 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