The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-02-29

any larvae. Mr.. Pendleton, the dep
uty horticultural commissioners, how.
ever. informs me that he did find some
Of the larvae. and they resemble very
much the larvae Of the peach twia
borer. The larvae did not bore in az
far as the carpets, or seed pockets.
l shall do all can to fnd what is the
best method Of combating this pest.
and publish what I learn in this pa
per. ! doubt not but spraying with
some preparation of arsenic, arsenate
of lead perhaps, will be found to be
the correct remedy. But the time to
spray will have to be determined by
the time OF its attacks.
One thing in Mr.. Ehrhorn's report
puzzles me. He says that when he
sent Mr.. .Bremner to the vessel. Gin.
stead of finding the bud moth. as was
expected. Now the thing that puz-
zles me is how an entomologist of ma
tional reputation could expect to find
apples infested with the bud moth. I
have before me two reports from two
entomOlogists of national reputation
and they agree in saying that the bud
moth (Tmetocera ocellana) does not
attack fruit, and that the larvae does
not winter in fruit. It SENS to me
that Mr.. Ehrhorn has cut small slice
off his national reputation in telling
what he expected to find. "When
doctors disagree, the people are free. !"
If Mr.. Ehrhorn, Mr.. Jeffrey or anyone
else can satisfactorily explain this
matter. I shall be glad to give the ex-
planation to our readers.
"Mr. Anderson, of Victoria. says
that the japanese Fruit Borer (Lar-
~ena herallera) il not known in Brit
lsh Columbia. Let US learn all we
can about this pest aud what to do to
fight off it's ravages.
Since I wrote the above item about
the condemned fruit from Orcas isl
and. have conversed with q man
who has just visited the island and is
about to locate there. He says that
the people who shipped the apples and
other fruit growers complain that they
were not fairly treated in this matter.
They say the fruit was inspected at
the point of shipment and pronounced
clean. They charge that because of
the financial furry fruit declined
and that intrigue was resorted to,
so that it would not have to be paid
for according to contract. do not
wish to become party to this matter,
but l will lay before the readers of
this paper all the facts in the case.
II some one on Orcas island. familiar
with the facts. will write brief state
ment of these / will publish them.
But 1t must be remembered by the
fruit growers of that fine island that
the fruit was condemned by men IN
that ought to be above sus-
picion. and was then again condemn
I'd in Seattle by the local fruit in
spector and sustained. as I under
stand, by the state horticultural cem-
missioner. The inspector here in Se-
attic informs me that he not only
found the work Of this insect. the
Japan Fruit Borer. but also some scale
and fungus growth. Whatever may
be the merits Of the poiRt at issue, It
seems proper to suggest that the fruit
growers of that fair island should do
all in their power to check and CON-
trol any and all pests that may be
found in their orchards. have never
visited Orcas island, but from all II
can hear from what seem to be reli-
able sources, there is q bright future
before the fruit growers there II every |
thing is done that can be done to
keep their fruit clean and then to
have it put up In the very best shape
possible. Even II the people there
have been wronRed. the incident may
turn out to the good Of the island as q
whole. il it should learn to more thor
oughly work ID combating insect
pests and fungous growths. How 4
would like to visit that far famed ISL
and and meet the fruit growers. and
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