The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-15
FIGHTING THE FLY.
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request that their appointments be
confirmed by the commissioners, aud
that commissions, issue, viz:
Alex Nelson, Third district and part
of the fourth.
c. Branco, Fifth district.
NJ. w. Tschudi, Sixth district,
On December 1 purpose appoint
ing fourth Inspector to cover Dis
trict 4. Unless a much larger appro-
priation of funds is provided we will
not be able to appoint any more than
these four inspectors, and later on,
in the height of the fruit season, the
districts will have to be made smaller
in order that such inspection as is
Is done can be thorough. The inspec-
tors are required to make daily re-
ports in writing, showing conditions
as to fallen or infected fruit in their
respective precincts.
Appropriation.
Pending the receipt of information
from the California authorities as TO
whether or not they purposed CO.
operating financially or otherwise
with the Territorial Board of Commits
sioners in the work of suppression or
control of fruit fly pests in this Ter
ritory, 1 have of necessity had to open
the campaign under a supposition
that the Territorial appropriation Of
$3.50 was all that would be forthcom-
ing until the legislative session Of
1918. For this reason only three IN
spectors have thus far been appoint
ed. 1t is needless to say that with
such a limited appropriation a con-
tinuous and efficient daily inspection
of all gardens and orchards in the
proposed large quarantined area can
not for one moment be considered. A
staff of at least eight or ten inspec-
tors might daily cover a large and
| important section of said area, but
equally important sections could only
receive bi-weekly inspection. The
most difficult, part of the work will
naturally be during the middle of the
fruit season, when the mango, alliga
tor pear, peach and other fruits are
abundant. These trees are generally
distributed on all premises cover2t
by the regulations. During that pc
riod particularly, all gardens, orch
ards, fruit markets and stalls which
now only receive a bi-weekly inspec
ton, will need daily attention.
If the continuous cooperation Of al
owners or occupants of gardens con
tanning fruit trees was assured, OF
could be relied upon, a bi-weekly in
spection of certain sections might
result satisfactorily, but there are
bound to be sections in the suburbs
which will need a very careful daily
inspection if this "clean culture
method of control of the fruit fly il
to produce results such as California
for instance, would require of us lie
fore any of our fruits will be allowed
admission into that state. The pres
ent season of the year, when fruit j
not over abundant, is the time whel
occupants having trees in bearing
should be over-cautious in strippin!
their trees and destroying all fallel
or infected fruits. The more of thi
that is done at this time and for tn
next month or two the better the re
suits later on.
Many owners have already strippe
their orange and other trees of rip
fruit. Others have promised to d
so. The good fruit can be better uti
, lied at the table than left on tn
trees until they are either over rip
or develop the larvae Of the fruit fly
; Many occupants are also destroyin
) an over-abundance of strawberr!
guava and Chinese orange trees o
their premises, acknowledging ths
} these fruits are particularly a sourc
of danger to other more importar
fruits because of their suspectibilit
to attack by the fruit fly. If NOR
) residents would only follow suit theI
would not only be less to fear fro,
fruit fly during the coming seasol
but much of the daily inspectio
could be obviated.
submit the following approximat
distribution of the appropriation {
$3.50 over a period Of eightee
) months, viz:
Four inspectors at 1925 per
month, for the four ......... $685.
To be held in reserve for en-
ployment of an experienced
; economic field entomologist to
search for parasites of Medi-
terranean and melon fly, to-
gether with travelling expen-
ses, transportation and Incl
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