Smyrna times., 1926-09-22
MAY WIDEN JAP BEETLE BAN
Governor to Attend Conference; May
Extend Guard to Canal

UOFCIHOE tO ALLCltu conference HAoy
Extend Guard to Canal
An extension of the Japanese beetle
quarantine in Delaware to the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal next year
probably will be made by the. Federal
government, it was learned following
a conference between officials of the
United State Japanese beetle Office
and Governor Robert P. Robinson.
1t was learned that conference of
state and government officials will be
held in Washington next Friday, fol-
lowed by hearing next day before a
commission to determine the area of
quarantine in this and other states
and discuss other matters relative to
the japanese beetle. Governor Rob
inson is expected to attend. Mr.Crans
ton and members of the State Board
of Agriculture will also probably be in
attendance.
The present quarantine extends to a
point below the State road. The ex-
tension of the area is said to be
foregone conclusion, due to the heavy
gains made by the beetles there dur
ing the past summer.
The conference was held in refer
ence to the appropriation the coming
General Assembly will be asked to
make to aid the Federal government
agents to fight the beetle pest.
Only $4,000 for Two Years
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wording of the bill before the last
Legislature, that body only appro-
priated the sum of $4,000 for the
period of two years in place of S10,-
900 for each year, as the majority of
the voters for the bill understood the
bill to provide for.
1t is understood the government is
requesting that the next General As
sembly appropriate $4,000 a year for
two years or $4,000, to match the
governments appropriation. The gov
ernment's appropriation, it is under
stood, will not be changed much in the
coming two years. This would give
the officials a sum of 100000.
It is further understood that Gov
ernor Robinson is not yet convinced
that $4,000 a year is necessary for
the work in fighting the Japanese
beetle. He believes that $4,000 a
year will be sufficient to carry out the
work, it was said.
The matter will undoubtedly, be Civ
en- further consideration before the
next Legislature, it was learned
Cost Of Laboratory Work
Extension of the quarantine area is
looked upon as proof that the quaran-
tine system is not working out as sue
cessfully as hoped for at first. How
ever the government, it is understood,
IS planning a further educational COM
paign to enlist the cooperation of the
individual growers and citizens to
fight the pest, as well as spending
thousands Of dollars in laboratory
work in an effort to develop better
sprays or some chemical that would
wipe the beetles out altogether. The
importation of Japanese wasps to kill
the beetles is still in progress.
Those who conferred with the gov
ernor are G. w. Stockwell. junior ad-
ministrator Of the beetle office in Riv-
erton; DR.. L. B. Smith, U. S. entomol-
ogist in charge of the quarantine work
in Riverton, and w. E. Cranston, in
charge Of the quarantine in Delaware.
1t was also reported that the beetle
was making considerable headway in
other adjoining states. All of New
Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania
New York and Connecticut have been
placed under the quarantine. The
area in each of these states is also ex-
pected to be extended next spring.