The herald., 1893-08-01
NINE. ORCUS CHALYBEUS.
TIE SUPERVISORS APPOINT PROF.
CooUILLETT HER GUARDIAN.
Some OF the Orange Growers Appeared
Before the Supervisors and Asked
that q Now Custodian of the
Bngs Be Appointed.

The eclat accompanying Nine. Orcus
Chalybeus' recent debut through the
columns of the HERALD does not seem
to have abated. but appears rather to be
on the increase. The little lady bug has
completely won the affections of the
citrus growers OF this section, and yes
terday continued her summer triumphs
by winning the board of supervisors over
| to her steel.b blue colors and getting them
to appoint new custodian for her. and
to tacitly agree that she must he pre-
served at any cost.
The usual routine OF the supervisors
meeting was decidedly disturbed yester-
day, and finally ended in the ousting OF
Mr.. John Scott from the custodianship
of the orcus chalybeus and the appoint
ment of Prof. D. W. Coquillett, the
federal chronological representative at
this point, in his stead.
From gentleman who was present at
the meeting the following statements
were obtained: A committee number
ing 10 persons, among whom we're MIR.
kercheval, George ]. Dalton. G. ]. Grit
fifth, Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Morgan, ap-
PO0IOo OCiOlC blO OO6Iu Will . RotAblOA
asking that the present guardianship
Mr.. John Scott, the then Gus.
todian Of the bugs, was also
present and defended his position, and
his care OF the bugs.
Mr.. Kercheval presented the petition.
He was closely questioned by Council
man Cook and other supervisors in rela-
ton to the bugs in his orchard. Their
condition has been too fully detailed in
the HERALD to require any OF Mr.. Kerch-
evals examination to be given now.
An animated discussion followed,
nearly every one of the supervisors and
orange growers expressing an opinion
on the bugs. 1t was finally agreed by
the board to supplant Mr.. Scott by Pro-
fessor Coquillett.
Mr.. Brewer presented the claims of
the orange growers. He said that Mr..
Scott had done wrong in removing some
OF the bugs from the Kercheval orchard,
where there was plenty of the scale to
eat, to where there were but few trees
infected with the black scale. an insect
ior which the lady bird did not especially
care. Mr.. Brewer thought that Mr..
Scott should no longer continue in the
charge Of the bugs, and with which the
other growers concurred.
Mr.. Scott, in defending his position,
replied that he had merely taken the
bugs from the Kercheval orchard to his
own place as an experiment.
1t was replied that this action was
premature, as the bugs had not grown
sufficiently in numbers, and should not
have been disturbed at that time.
1t was finally agreed by the supervis-
ors to place man in charge of the bugs
and to keep him until the best time for
the free distribution OF colonies could
be known. The orange growers had de-
sired Mr.. Kerchevai to act In the above
capacity bat ss he could not be present
all OF the time one OF his men at the or
chard was appointed instead.
The board also desided that hereafter
no person was to be admitted to the or
chsrd without permit from the super
visors or from Professor Coquillett.
| While the orange growers would have
preferred another person to Professor
Coquillett as custodian, they were quite
content to accept him.