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PLANT PESTS AREN'T WANTED HERE
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;hant that they could be sold. Not until the inspector was back in the affice did he discover the bribe. It was then time to catch the train for riome, so he reported his experience to :he inspector in charge. Next day, he *ave up part of his noon hour to nake a trip back to the little store where he explained to the merchant that he passed the vegetables because they were satisfactory.
npO MANY people, the regulatory A officers are the government; and he. United States Department of Agriculture can justly be proud of representation by Plant Quarantine Inspectors. These scientists are col' ege trained men, most of them ento' mologists. They are studious, con' scientious men who are eager and mxious to have a part in the betterment of conditions in this country. Some inspectors are plant pathologists who have studied plant diseases and their causes and some are botanists who are able to identify the thousands of different plants and plant products which are imported.
Almost all of the inspectors are specialists in at least two phases of the work. There are those who identify seeds and maintain an outstanding collection of domestic and foreign seeds. Some are artists who make models or pictures of infested fruits and vegetables. There are photogra
phers who by their skill make it possible to maintain a permanent record of the appearance of infested products and of the insects which did the damage. Others translate foreign books, thus making it possible for all to know what damage has been done by exotic pests in their native surroundings.
Insects which are introduced into a new region usually do greater damage than in the original location because other insects tend to control destructive pests. The Bureau of Entomology has at least one representative who travels throughout the world locating insects which tend to check the population of insects which destroy crops. Some scientists have been loaned to groups engaging in international education, thus enabling our foreign neighbors to profit by the knowledge gained here.
Occasionally it is necessary to inspect bulbs and other plants before they are brought into this country. Importers have co-operated in paying expenses of inspectors who supervise the treating of plant material which is to be brought into the United States.
GOVERNMENT and merchants co-operate today to protect American agriculture. Inspectors work long hours, and serve faithfully in order that the front line of de' fense may be strong. Every effort is made to eliminate all plants and plant products which might harbor danger' ous pests, and the inspectors watch intelligently to discover what plants may be potentially dangerous.