Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-09
ABOUT BUGS AND FRUIT TREES.
Horticultural Commissioners in
Session Yesterday.
KOebele Parasites and Secretary Le-
long Both Sat Upon.
Resolutions Adopted Regarding Eastern
Nursery Stock and Pests-An
Insult Resented-Pre-
dacious Insects.


dacious Insects.
There was an adjourned meeting OF
the association of horticultural commits
sioners of Southern California held in
i the chamber of commerce rooms, yester-
day, in conjunction with the nursery
mems association, to devise some uni
versal system of inspecting and disin-
fecting nursery stock, and uniform
style of certificate. The commissioners
from San Diego, Orange, San Bernardo
no, Los Angeles and Ventura counties
W ere all present, while representatives
of nurserymen from Orange, Ventura,
Los,Angeles and San;Diego counties were
noticeable. Considerable discussion as
INDUCED in respecting different pests
and their suppression, but, for want oi
unity of action among the nurserymen,
! no definite plan could be advised that
would meet all cases. In view of this
/! fact. the following resolution was con-
Cured In by both bodies, and finally
adopted
NURSERY STOCK AND PIE SITS.
Whereas, This and previous meetings
of the horticultural commissioners have
been held at the solicitation of the
nurserymen of Southern California, for
the purpose of securing uniform set of
resolutions for the government and con.
troll OF the eale of nursery stock in rela-
ton to pests and disease; and
Whereas, The nurserymen differ wide
ly in their ideas of methods to be pur-
sued; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is inexpedient for
the commissioners to formulate and
| adopt set of rules at this time to regu-
late the transmission of stock from one
| county to another.
EASTERN FRUIT TREES.
The matter of allowing eastern nurse
ry stock to come in from localities
known to have the yellows and peach
rosette, or grown upon stocks subject to
these diseases, was next on the pro-
gramme. The discussion was interest
ing and to the point, and resulted in the
passing of the following resolution,
made by W. E. Collins:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
association that peach, prune, plum,
apricot, or any other trees east of the
Rocky mountains, upon stocks, subject
to the yellows or peach rosette, be not
allowed to be sold in this state; that we
urge upon our authorities to put in
force any law to impose license upon
any and all persons attempting to sell
| any stock not grown In this state; that
we pledge ourselves to use every effort
to quarantine all such stock, and pre-
vent it's admission into this state.
WAR AGAINST LELONG.
Commissioner Jones, of San Diego,
then offered the following, which was
unanimously adopted;
Whereas, Mr.. w. E. Collins, a mem
ber OF this association, and one of the
quarantine guardians and horticultural
commissioners from San .Bernardino
county, has had his appointment as
quarantine guardian revoked by the
state board OF horticulture, without
good and sufficient cause; and
| Whereas, This action on the part of
the state board appears to be but per-
sonal spite on the part OF it's secretary.
Mr.. B. M. Lelong, whose statements in
criticizing others engaged in the good
work of economic entomology and the
suppression of injurious insect pests
and disease, both by word of mouth,
and in his public reports, have been at
variance with the facts and injurious to
horticulture in this section; therefore
be it
Resolved, That this association re-.
CARDS the action of the state board az q
gratuitous insult, not only to Mr.. Col
Inns, but to this association as whole.
and through it to the fruit-growers gen.
orally; and that the state board be
asked to make ample reparation for the
injury done, and that he be reinstated.
MR.. KoEBELE BUGS.
The new predacious insects OF recent
importation from Australia came in for
considerable talk. All were in favor of
giving them every opportunity to be-
come established. Commissioner John
Scott, of Los Angeles, offered the follow
ing, touching On this point:
Whereas, The colonies of predacious
insects = principally ladybirds - that
have been imported through the efforts
of our state government and the national
department of agriculture are not multi
plying as rapidly as is desired, and as
yet show no evidence of feeding on the
scale in great numbers; and
Whereas, It is still largely problemat.
ical whether they will prove effectual
parasites of the red scale (aspidictus
auranti) and of the black scale (lecanium
olca), and OF the woolly aphis of the ap.
pie; therefore
Be it resolved, That it is the sense of
the association of horticultural commits.
sioners of Southern California, in con-
vention assembled, that these parasites
(orcus chalybeus, o.. Australasia, and
leis conformity, and others that may be
received, shall be confined to the or.
chards in which they have or may be
placed by the proper authorities, and
| given every care and opportunity to
breed, until there shall be sufficient
colonies to stock the scale-infected or.
chards OF Southern California.