Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

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Identifikator:: 1738588467

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-115043

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Proceedings of the South & East African combined agricultural, cotton, entomological and mycological conference held at Nairobi, August, 1926

Place of publication:: Nairobi

Publisher:: East African Standard

Year of publication:: 1926

Scope:: VI, 337 Seiten; Ill.

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. Etomology & Mycology

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2¢1 PART IV. for some time, and there had so far been no record of the introduction of the pest, and it was merely a question of whether Kenya could afford to take the risk: the Colony could not at present provide such fruit in sufficient quantity, and the prohibition of import would mean that inhabitants would be debarred from obtaining such fruit supplies. In reply to Mr. Fuller, Mr. Anderson further stated that he did not consider that Kenya would be on any safer ground by importing fruit from countries other than South Africa. Mr. HOLM suggested that the proposal to prohibit should be considered in its wider application and not confined to South Africa, as, having regard to the widespread nature of Codling Moth, it meant, in effect, that no fruit, such as apples, pears, walnuts, ete., would be imported from any country. The imports of such fruit in 1925 were about £500 worth, and the import is being about doubled for the current year. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Fuller) said that there was no more reason for prohibiting fruit from South Africa than there would be from any other territory, and possibly the safest course for Kenya would be to limit the importation of such fruit from South Africa, and to frame regulations to ensure a more rigid inspection. In reply to Mr. Holm, Mr. Fuller stated that he thought that exporters in South Africa would be able to give the necessary guarantee of freedom from the pest; and that, in order to expand their trade with Kenya, the South African Department of Agriculture would be willing to take measures of inspection in addition to those in force in the ordinary way. In regard to the danger of the introduction of the pest by passengers, the procedure in South Africa could be adopted and a declaration demanded of the passenger that he was not in possession of any apples, pears, etc., with heavy penalties attached. He thought that by such measures the danger of the introduction of the pest would be 1educed to a minimum. My. HOLM asked for an expression of opinion from entomologists as to whether Kenya could hope, even with prohibitive legislative measures, to keep free of the Codling Moth in view of the fact that the pest had spread to nearly all apple growing countries. Mr. RITCHIE thought that provided all known hosts were excluded, the only possibility of the introduction of the pest would be through packing cases which had been in the vicinity of fruit packing houses; introduction by this means was just possible but extremely improbable. Mr. HOLM thought that, provided that the Department of Agriculture in South Africa found themselves able to carry out a special inspection for Codling Moth, and given the necessary certificate as had been suggested by the Chairman. the import of fruit into Kenya should not be prohibited. Mr. ANDERSON thought that a further inspection at Kilindini would still be necessary The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Fuller) did not think that it would be difficult to have fruit consigned to Kenya specially inspected by entomologists at places of export in South Africa: and he undertook. i SE

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