UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OE  AGRICULTURE 
 Bureau  of  Entomology   arid.  Plant   Quarantine 
 Washington,    E.    C 
 
 B.    E.   P.    q.— 375,    Revised  April  26,    1937. 
 
 PLANT-QUARANTINE   IMPORT  RESTRICTIONS 
 0?  THE 
 KINGDOM  OE  EGYPT 
 
UK  I  TED   STATES  DEPARTMENT   OF  AGRICULTURE 
 
 Bureau  of   Entomology  and.  Plant   Quarantine 
 
 Washington,    D.C. 
 
 B.    E.   P.   Q.--375,    Revised  April  26,    1937, 
 
 PLANT-QUARANTINE   IMPORT  RESTRICTIONS 
 OF   THE 
 KINGDOM  OF   EGYPT 
 
 This  compilation  of   the  plant-quarantine  import    restrictions    of 
 the  Kingdom   of  Egypt  has  been  prepared  for  the   information  of   nursery- 
 men,  plant-quarantine   officials,    and  others   interested  in  the  exportation 
 of  plants  and  plant  products   to    that   country. 
 
 It  rras  prepared  by  Harry  B.    Sbaw,    Plant   Quarantine   Inspector,    in 
 Charge    of  Foreign  Information   Service,    Division  of   Foreign  Plant    Quaran- 
 tines,   in  part   from   the  French   texts   of   the   original   laws   and  orders, 
 and  in  part   it   is  adapted  from  the   summary  and  statements  of   the  general 
 conditions  applying   to   the   importation  of  plants   and  plant   products   into 
 Egypt  prepared  by  the  Egyptian  Ministry  of  Agriculture. 
 
 The   information  contained  in  this   circular  is   believed  to  be 
 correct   and  complete  up  to   the   time    of  its  preparation,    but   it  is  not 
 intended  to  be  used  independently  of,    nor  as  a  substitute  for,    the    ori- 
 ginal texts,   and  it   is  not   to   be    interpreted  as   legally   authoritative. 
 The   original   laws  and  orders   should  be   consulted  for  the   exact   texts. 
 
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 ?LEE  A.    STRONG, 
 Chief,   Bureau  ojf  Entomology  and  Plan/  Quarantine 
 
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 PLANT-QJJAMT1NE   IMPORT  RESTHICTIOES 
 
 OF   THE 
 KINGDOM  OF   EGYPT 
 
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 Basic   legislation  -------_---_-_-----_-----  3 
 
 Definitions  ----------------------------  3 
 
 Summary  ------------------------------  3 
 
 Importation  prohibited  --  —  _________________  3 
 
 Importation  restricted  ---------------------  4 
 
 Banana  plants  ------------------------  4 
 
 Banana  fruit  ------------------------  5 
 
 Bees-  ----------------------------  5 
 
 Citrus   nursery   stock     -__-__-_-_--___-____  5 
 
 Citrus  fruit      ------------------------  5 
 
 Commercial   cotton  samples   ------------------  6 
 
 Cotton,    absorbent,    kapok,    cotton  beddings  ----------  6 
 
 Cotton  and   cottonseed  --------------------  7 
 
 Cucurbitaceous  fruits  and  vegetables     ------------  7 
 
 Date  palms   and  fruits  --------------------  7 
 
 Fig  plants   and  fruits   --------------------  7 
 
 Flowers,    bulbs,    tubers,    corns,    rhizomes   -----------  8 
 
 Fruits,    pomace  ous  ----------------------  8 
 
 Fruits,    stone   ------------------------  8 
 
 Grapevines   and  cuttings  -------------------  8 
 
 Grapes     -----__-_-----__-_---------  9 
 
 Hemp      ---__----______-________-___  9 
 
 Leguminous  fruits  and  seeds  -----------------  9 
 
 Mango  fruits  and  seeds  -------------------  9 
 
 Mold  (heather  or  heath)  -------------------  9 
 
 Huts,  green  _--___-  _________________  9 
 
 Olive,  fruits  and  trees  -------------------  10 
 
 Onions  _----_--_____-_-_-__-__--_-  10 
 
 Peat 10 
 
 Persimmon,  Japanese  ---------------------  10 
 
 Plants  for  propagation  ___--_--_--_----_--  10 
 
 Plants,  ornamental  ---------------------  10 
 
 Plants  in  pots  _______________________  n 
 
 Plants,  rosaceous  ----------------------  11 
 
 Pomegranate  -------------------------  11 
 
 potatoes -___ _ ____ 11 
 
 Silkworm  eggs  ------------------------  12 
 
 Sugarcane   cuttings  and  seeds     ----------------  13 
 
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 Importation  unrestricted  ----------------------  13 
 
 Plants,  insects,  etc.,  for  scientific  purposes  ---------  13 
 
 General  conditions  governing  importation  of  plants  ----------  13 
 
 Packing  _---_----__-_-_---------------  13 
 
 Size   of  packages   restricted     --------------------  14 
 
 Phytosanitary   certificate     ---------------------  14 
 
 Infected  plants   to   be   disinfected     -----------------  14 
 
 Authorized  port   of  entry  for  restricted  plants  -----------  14 
 
 Import  permit    in  advance    of    shipment   ----------------  15 
 
 General  conditions  for  importation  of  fruits,    vegetables, 
 
 and  seeds  ----------------------------  15 
 
 Phytosanitary  certificate   _--__-__-_-_-__------  15 
 
 Prohibited  packing  -------------------------  15 
 
 Dangerously  infected  shipments  to  be  re-exported  ----------  15 
 
 General  regulations  under  Law  No.  1,  Jan.  4,  1916  -----------  16 
 
 Prohibited  pests  and  diseases  ---------------------  20 
 
 Insects----------   -----___--__--------  20 
 
 2isea.se   organisms  ------      ______________-_---  21 
 
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 P LAST- QUARANTINE   IMPORT  RESTRICTIONS 
 
 OF  THE 
 KINGDOM   OF   EGYPT 
 
 BASIC   LEGISLATION 
 
 Lav?  No.    1   of  January  4,    1916,    as   .amended,    on  the  protection  of 
 plants  proceeding  from  foreign   countries. 
 
 Definitions 
 
 "Ministry"    neans  the   Egyptian  Ministry   of  Agriculture. 
 
 "Disease"  means   injuries    to  plants   caused  "by  fungous    or  insect 
 parasites. 
 
 SUMMARY 
 
 Importation  Prohibited 
 
 The   importation  into  Egypt    of   the  following  materials  is   strictly 
 prohibited.      Any   importation  of    the    same    shall  be   re-exported  within  15 
 days  from   the   date   of  arrival,    or  destroyed,    and   the    owners    shall  have 
 no  claim  for  compensation: 
 
 COTTON  PLANTS   (Gossypium   spp . ) ,    ginned   or   anginned  cotton,    cottonseed, 
 and   stems.       (Art.    1,    Law  No.    1,    Jan.    4,    1916,   p.    16.) 
 
 GRAPEVINES,    ROOTED:      Importation  prohibited.      (Amendment   of  Aug.    .00, 
 1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2,   p.    16.) 
 
 GRAPEVINE  LEAVES   ( Vitis   spp.),    whether   imported  as  merchandise   or  used  as 
 packing  material.      (Art.    1,    Law  No.    1,    Jan.    4,    1916,    p.    16.) 
 
 LIVING  INSECTS,    their  eggs,    larvae,    pupae,    and   nymphs.      (Art.    1,    Law 
 No.    1,    Jan.    4,    1916,    p.    16.) 
 
 CULTURES  OF  BACTERIA  and  fungi   injurious   to  plants.      (Art.    1,    Law  No . 
 1,   Jan.    4,    1916,   p.    16.) 
 
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 PLAINS,   PASTS  OP  PLANTS,    FRUITS,    AM)  SEEDS   OF  BAMIA  OR  OKRA  (Hibiscus 
 esculent' is  L. )  ,    and   til  or  ambari   hemp   (E.    cinnabinus  L.). 
 (Decree-law  Ho.    96,    June   13,    1931.)      (See  art.l,    Law  No. 1,    p. 16.) 
 
 BAGS,  BOXES,    CASES,    and  all  other  containers  used  in  packing  and  trans- 
 porting prohibited  articles.      (Decree- law  Ho.    96,    June   18,    1931.) 
 (See   art.    1,    Law  Ho.    1,    p.    ie.) 
 
 BIHDLII-IE   in  all   forms.    (Decree-law  No.    13,    Apr.    3,    1922.) 
 
 HEMP,    C0I.-00H   ( Cannabis    sativa  L.),    germinable   seeds   of.      (Decree-law  No. 
 95,    June   16,    1931.)      (See   art.l,'  Law  No.    1,    p.    15.) 
 
 SOIL  AID  EARTH.       (Order   of  Aug.    30,    1932.) 
 
 TOBACCO    SEEDS  (Hicotiana  tabacum   L. ) .        (Law  Ho.    73,    July  3,    1933.) 
 
 Importation  Restricted* 
 
 The  above  prohibition  does  not   apply   to   the   following  articles   if 
 they  meet    the   conditions   indicated  "below: 
 
 Conditions   cf   Entry 
 
 BANA1A.  PLANTS     1.      Authorization   of  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture   (Egypt) 
 (ifasa  spp.)  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Official  phytosanitary   certificate  from   country  of 
 origin  declaring   freedom  from  injurious   insects  and 
 plant   diseases. 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival   and  fumigation  "before   entry. 
 Inspection  of   the  plants   in  the  field  for  one  year 
 from  date   of  planting.      If,    during  that  period,    an 
 injurious   insect   or  disease  makes   its  appearance   on 
 same,    they   shall  "be   liable   to  destruction  without 
 compensation.      (Lav/  Ho.    1,,    art.    1.) 
 
 4. 
 
 *See  also  "General  Conditions  under  which  Plants  May  Be  Imported 
 into  Egypt",  page  13;  and 
 "General  Conditions  for  the  Importation  of  Fruits, 
 Vegetables,  and  Seeds",  page  15. 
 
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 BANANA  ERUIT  Originating  in  the  Canary  Islands,  Madagascar,  Zanzibar, 
 ( Musa  spp.)    or  of  unknown  origin,  will  be  fumigated  at  the  expense 
 of  the  consignee.   Bananas  from  other  sources  will  "be 
 inspected  with  action  according  to  findings.   (Lav/  No.  1, 
 art.  7,  and  Order  of  Jan.  20,  1916.)   (See  p.  18.) 
 
 BEES,  HONEY   1.   Authorization  of  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Varieties  admitted  into  Egypt:   Italian,  Caucasian, 
 and  Carniolan. 
 
 3.  They  should  "be  shipped  direct  from  native  country, 
 i.  e.,  Italian  from  Italy,  Caucasian  from  Russia, 
 Carniolan  from  Yugoslavia,  Austria,  and  Hungary. 
 
 4.  Beehives  should  he  free  from  natural  or  artificial 
 combs  and  honey. 
 
 5.  Each  consignment  should  be  accompanied  by  an  official 
 certificate  specifying  the  kind  of  bees,  and  declaring 
 that  the  apiary  from  which  the  bees  were  taken  was 
 free  from  disease. 
 
 6.  The  only  authorized  port  of  entry  is  Alexandria. 
 
 7.  Inspection  on  arrival.   (Law  No.  1,  art.  2.)   (See  p.  17.) 
 
 CITRUS  NURSERY  STOCK 
 
 (  Citrus  spp.)  1.   .Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  of  freedom  from  disease,  particularly  from 
 all  coccids,  citrus  canker  (Bacterium  citri  (Hasse) 
 Doidge) ,  citrus  blast  or  black  pit  (Phytomcnas  citri  - 
 put e ale)  -  (Bacterium  syringae.  (Van  Hall)  E.  E.  Sm.)  . 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival  and  fumigation  before  entry. 
 (Amendment  of  Aug.  30,  1932,  to  art.  2  of  Law  No.  1.) 
 (See  p.  16.  ) 
 
 CITRJS  FRUIT   1.   Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 ( Citrus  spp.)  2.   Originating  in  Greece,  Italy,  Turkey,  Syria,  Palestine, 
 
 Islands  of  Crete,  Rhodes,  Cyprus,  cr  of  unknown  origin, 
 will  be  fumigated  at  the  expense  of  the  consignee  for 
 protection  against  coccids. 
 3.   Shipments  accompanied  by  fumigation  certificates  from 
 countries  of  origin  may  be  exempted  from  fumigation  if 
 attacked  by  only  two  species  of  scales,  i.  e. ,  the 
 Elorida  red  scale  ( Ch ry s omp h a lu s  ac ni dum  L. )  and  the 
 California  red  scale  (C\_  aurantii  Mask.),  and  if  on 
 inspection  those  scales  are  found  to  be  dead. 
 
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 4.      An   official  phy to  sanitary   certificate   from   the   country 
 of    origin  declaring   the   consignment   to   be   free  from 
 insect  pests   and  plant   diseases,    especially  from  the 
 false   codling  moth    (Argyroploce    leucotreta  Meyr.), 
 citrus  blast    (Phytomonas    citriputeale)-( Bacterium 
 syringae   (Van  Hall)   E.    F.    Sm.),    and   citras   canker 
 (Bacterium   (Phytomonas)    citri   (Hasse)    Doidge).      (Order 
 of  Jan.    20,    1916,    and  July   14,    1925,    as   amended  by 
 that   of   Oct.    11,    1926.) 
 
 COTTON  SAMPLES  for     1.      Should  be  well-ginned   cotton  entirely  free   from 
 commercial  purposes  cottonseed  or  any  foreign  matter. 
 
 2.  No   sample   should   exceed  2  kg- and  postal   samples 
 without  value   not    to   exceed  350   g  each. 
 
 3.  Should  be   addressed   to   the   consignee   c/o    The 
 Plant    Quarantine   Office,    Ministry   of  Agriculture 
 at   the  port    of   destination. 
 
 4.  VJhen   a  sample   is   received  by  any  Plant   Quaran- 
 tine   Office,    the    consignee   will   be   notified. 
 Samples   not    claimed  within  15  days   will  be  des- 
 troyed without   compensa.tion. 
 
 5.  The   samples   will  be   disinfected  with   carbon  di- 
 sulphide  for  24  hours  before    entry. 
 
 ■NOTE:      The    entry   of   samples   of  unginned  cotton  and 
 cottonseed  is  prohibited,    however   small   the   samples 
 may  be. 
 
 COTTON,    ABSORBENT,    AMD  KAPOK.    Admitted  without  fumigation. 
 ( Cotton- wool) 
 
 COTTON  BEDDINGS 
 
 Including  mattresses,    bedcovers,    cushions,    furniture    con- 
 taining unmanufactured   cotton: 
 
 1.  Disinfection  at   the   port   of   entry  in  the   steam 
 sterilizers   of  the   quarantine   authority,    at   owner1 s 
 expense   and   risk,    at   120°   C.    for  at    least   2  hours. 
 
 2.  If  accompanied  by  an   official   certificate   affirming 
 disinfection  at   the   port   of   export    in  a  steam   steri- 
 lizer under  pressure    not  more    than   one   month  previous 
 to  arrival   at    the  port    of   entry,    they  will  be  exempted 
 from   treatment. 
 
 3.  This  arrangement   can  be    canceled  at   any   time  by  the 
 Ministry. 
 
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 COTTON.. AMD  COTTONSEED 
 in  Transit  "by  Air 
 
 DATE  PALMS 
 
 DATE  FRUIT 
 (Fresh,    dry,    or 
 compressed) 
 
 FIG  PLANTS 
 
 and  parts  thereof 
 
 Permits  may  "be  issued  for  the  transit  of  cotton  and 
 cottonseed  by  air  mail  under  the  following  restric- 
 tions : 
 
 1.  Containers  to   "bo   any  metal  "boxes,    soldered, 
 and  on  no   account    to   "be   opened   in  Egyptian 
 territory. 
 
 2.  Transfer   should  take  place   only  "by  airplanes 
 in  the   same  hangar  (airdrome). 
 
 3.  Transit   is  limited   to  airplanes  alone. 
 
 4.  Consignments  must   not   "be  kept    in  Egyptian   ter- 
 ritory more    than  15  days;    they  must  he  under 
 the   control  of   both   the  Ministry  and  the   Cus- 
 
 .   toms  while   in  Egypt.      The   Customs    shall   record 
 the  date   of  arrival,    number  of    consignments, 
 date   of  re-.exportation  (exit),    and  the   number 
 of   consignments    transferred  to   another   air- 
 plane.     A  copy   of  this   information  will  be 
 forwarded  to    the   Plant   Quarantine  officials 
 at   the   same   Customs  office. 
 Violations   of   any   of    these   restrictions   involves 
 the   immediate   destruction   of   the    respective   con- 
 signment.     (Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)      (See  p.    16.) 
 
 CUCURBITACEOUS  FRUITS      1. 
 AND  VEGETABLES  2. 
 
 3. 
 
 Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 If  of  Asiatic  origin  must  be  accompanied  by 
 an  official  phytosanitary  certificate  affirm- 
 ing freedom  of  the  locality  where  grown  and 
 the  place  of  export  from  all  species  of 
 Dacus  and  from  Myi  opardali  s  pardalina  Big. 
 (Order  of  June  22,  as  amended  by  that  of  Dec 
 
 Same  conditions  as  banana  plants. 
 
 1.  Authorization  of  the  Ministry. 
 
 2.  Official  phytosanitary  certificate  from  country 
 of  origin  affirming  freedom  from  injurious  pests, 
 especially  the  red  spider  ( F ar a t e t rany chus 
 simplex  Banks) .   (Amendment  of  July  15,  1935, 
 
 to  art.  2,  Law  No.  1.)  .(See  p.  16.) 
 
 1.  Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  of  freedom  from  disease,  especially 
 from  the  psylla  Triozoa  buxtoni  Laing. 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 4.  Fumigation  before  entry. 
 
 (Amendment  of  Aug.  20,  1932,  to  art.  2,  Law  No.  1.) 
 (See  p.  17.) 
 
PLOTTERS,   BULBS, 
 
 1. 
 
 TUBERS,    CORMS, 
 
 2. 
 
 RHIZOMES 
 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
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 PIGS,  FRESH  OR  DRIED   1.   Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  of  freedom  from  the  Mediterranean 
 fruit  fly  (Ceratitis  capitata  filed.)  and  the 
 black  fig  fly  ( Lonchaea  aristella  Beck.). 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 (Amendment    of  Aug.    20,    1932,    to  art.    2,    Law  No.    1.) 
 (See  p.    16.) 
 
 Authorization   in  advance. 
 
 Certificate  of   freedom  from   the   lesser  and 
 greater  "bulb   flies    (pomerus    strigatus  Pall,    and 
 Merodon  equestris  Pab . ) 
 Inspection  on  arrival. 
 Fumigation  before   entry. 
 (Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)      (See  p.    16.) 
 
 FRUITS,   POMACEOUS,    including  apple,    pear,    quince: 
 
 1.  Authorization   of   the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Official   certificate   declaring  freedom  from   the 
 codling  moth   (  Carpocapsa,  pomonella  L.)  ,    ( (  Grapho- 
 litha)    Cydia  funebrana  Treit.),    the    oriental 
 fruit  moth   ((  Laspeyresia)    Graph o litha  molesta 
 Busck) ,    the  Mediterranean  fruit   fly   (Ceratitis 
 capitata  filed.) ,    and  all   coccids. 
 
 3.  Inspection  on   arrival.      (Amendment    of  Aug.    20, 
 1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)       (See  p.    16.) 
 
 FRUITS,    STONE,    including   apricot,    cherry,    peach,   plum: 
 
 1.  Authorization   of   the  Ministry   in   advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate   declaring  freedom  from  Anthonoraus 
 spp.  ,    Rliynchites    spp.,   peach   twig  borer 
 
 ( Anarsia.  lineatella  Zell.),    Mediterranean  fruit 
 fly   ( Ceratitis   c  ap  i  t  at  a  filed.),    and  all   coccids. 
 
 3.  Inspection   on  arrival.       (Amendment   of  Aug.    20, 
 1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)      (See  p.    16.) 
 
 GRAPEVINES  and   cuttings    thereof: 
 
 (Vitus   spp.)  1.      No   importation   is   allowed  from   localities   in- 
 
 fested by   the  grapevine   louse    (Phylloxera 
 (vastatrix)    vitif oliae  Fitch) . 
 
 2.  The   entry   of   rooted  plants   is   not  permitted. 
 
 3.  Authorization  of    the  Ministry   in  advance. 
 
 4.  Certificate   of   freedom  from  phylloxera. 
 
 5.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 6.  Fumigation  before   entry.       (Amendment   of  Aug. 
 20,    1932,    to    Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)      (Seep.    16.) 
 
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 GRAPHS 
 
 ( Yitis   spp . ) 
 
 Authorization   of    the  Ministry   in  advance. 
 
 Certificate  declaring  freedom  from   the  grape 
 
 fruit  moth    (polychrosi  s  "botrana   Schiff.),    the 
 
 vine  moth   ( C ly  s  i  a  ambiguella  Hbn.)  ,    and  all 
 
 coccids. 
 
 Inspection  on  arrival.      (Amendment    of  Aug.    20 
 
 1932,    to  Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)       ( See  p.    16.) 
 
 HEMP ,  common,  seeds  of: 
 
 (Cannabis  sativa)      1. 
 
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 Authorization   of   the   Ministry   in  advance. 
 Certificate  from   country  of   origin  declaring 
 that    the   seeds  have  been  sufficiently   roasted 
 to  destroy  their  germinability . 
 (Decree-law  No.    95,    June   13,    1931.) 
 
 LEGUMINOUS  FRUITS  AND   SEEDS 
 
 1.      Authorization  of 
 
 inistry   in  advance. 
 
 2.  Official   certificate   declaring  freedom  from 
 insects   and  diseases   and  especially  from 
 Carvoborus    spp . 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 MANGO,    f raits   and   seeds 
 ( Mangif  era  indica  L .  )      1 . 
 
 2. 
 
 Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 Official  phytosanitary  certificate  declaring 
 freedom  of  consignments  and  their  places  of 
 origin  from  Dacus  spp.  and  C r yp t o r hy nc u s  spp. 
 (Order  of  June  22,  1919,  as  amended  Dec.  15,  1919.) 
 
 MOLD,  heather  or  heath  (Terre  de  bruyere) 
 
 1.  Must  be  free  from  sand  and  soil. 
 
 2.  Official  certificate  declaring  freedom  of  place 
 of  origin  from  the  grape  phylloxera,  (phylloxera 
 ( vastatrix)  vitif oliae  Fitch) ,  the  Argentine 
 
 ant  ( Iridomyrmex  humilis  Mayr.),  and  the  Japanese 
 beetle  (popillia  .Iaoonica  Newm.). 
 
 3.  Fumigation  before   entry. 
 
 NUTS,  GSESN,  including  almonds 
 
 1.  Authorization  of  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  declaring  freedom  from  Eurytoma 
 spp.,  Balaninus  spp.,  and  the  peach  twig  borer 
 
 ( Anarsia  line  at  3 11a  Zell.).   (Amendment  of  Aug. 
 20,  1932,  to  Law  No.  1,  art.  2.) 
 
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 OLIYE  FRUITS   (FRESH)   AND  'TREES 
 
 1.  Authorization   of    the   Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Phy to sanitary   certificate   declaring  freedom 
 from  insect  pests   and  diseases.      (Amendment 
 of  May  27,    1920,    to  Law  No.    1,    art.    2.) 
 (See  p.    17.)  .  . 
 
 ONIONS 
 
 ( Allium   spp . ) 
 
 PEAT 
 
 1. 
 o 
 
 1. 
 2. 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
 Authorization  of   the   Ministry  in  advance. 
 Certificate   declaring  freedom   from   insect 
 pests   and  plant   diseases,   particularly  smut 
 (Urocystis   cepulae  Frost).       (Amendment   of 
 Aug.    20,    1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2.)      (See  p. 
 
 Must  be   free   from   sand  and   soil. 
 Containers  used  in  packing  must   he   new. 
 Official   certificate  declaring  freedom  of   coun- 
 try  of   origin  from  foot-and-mouth  disease   and 
 anthrax. 
 
 Shipments   that  meet    those   conditions  will   he 
 exempt   from  fumigation. 
 
 17.) 
 
 PERSIMMON,   JAPANESE 
 ( Diospyrus  k ak i   L . ) 
 
 1.  Authorization   of    the  Ministry  in   advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  declaring   freedom   from  all   coccids 
 and  particularly   from   the   ci.trus  mealy  hug 
 (Pseudococcus   citri   Ris.so). 
 
 3.      Inspection  on  arrival. 
 (Amendment   of  Aug.    20,    1932 
 (See  p.    17.) 
 
 to  Law  No.    1,    art.    2. ) 
 
 PLANTS  FOR  PROPAGATION:      Living  plants,    including  stems,    bulbs,    tubers, 
 
 etc. ,    and  all  parts   capable,  of  propagation   (except 
 seeds)    that  are   not   specially  provided  for: 
 
 1.  An  official  phytosanitary  certificate   declaring 
 freedom  from   insect  pests  and  plant  diseases. 
 
 2.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 3.  Fumigation  before   entry.      (Law  No.    1  of   1916, 
 art.    2.)      (See  p.    16.)    . 
 
 PLANTS,    ORNAMENTAL,    sensitive    to  fumigation,    including  Azalea,    Begonia, 
 
 Convallaria  ( lily-of-the   valley),    Cyclamen,    Filicales 
 (ferns),    Hortcnsia,    Orchidaceae,    Syringa: 
 
 1.  Authorization   from   the   ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  An  official  phytosanitary  certificate   affirming 
 freedom  from  insects  and  plant   diseases. 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 4.  Convallaria  plants  must   be   free   from   sand  and 
 soil.      (Order  of  Nov.    24,    1919.) 
 
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 PLANTS  IN  POTS  and  with  balls  of  earth: 
 
 1.  Authorization  from  the  Ministry  in  advance. 
 
 2.  Official  certificate  declaring  freedom  from: 
 Argentine  ant  (  Iridomyrmex  hum i  1  i s  Mayr. ) , 
 Japanese  "beetle  (popillia  japonica  Newm.), 
 Grape  phylloxera  (Phylloxera  ( vastatrix)  viti- 
 
 f oliae  Fitch) , 
 Chalcophora  stigmatica  Dolm. , 
 Capnodis  carbonari a  K lug . , 
 Crown  gall  (Bacterium  tumef aciens  E.  P.  Sm.  and 
 
 Townsend) . 
 
 3.  Inspection  on  arrival. 
 
 4.  Fumigation  before  entry. 
 
 NOTE:      No   importation  will   be   allowed  from  locali- 
 ties known  to    be   infested  by  insects   named  in  para- 
 graph 2.      (Amendment    of  Aug.    20,    1932,    to   Law 
 No.    1,    art.    2.)      ( See  p.    16.) 
 
 1.  Authorization  of  Ministry   in  advance. 
 
 2.  Certificate  declaring  freedom  from  insect  pests 
 and  diseases,  especially  coccids  and  crown  gall 
 (Bacterium   tumef  aciens  E.    F.    Sm.    and  Townsend). 
 
 (Amendment    of  Aug.    20,    1932,    to  Law  No.    1.)      (See  p.  17.) 
 
 ■PLANTS,    ROSACEOUS 
 
 PQMEGEANATE  1, 
 
 ( Punic a  granatum   L.)        2, 
 
 POTATOES  1, 
 
 ( So lanum   tuberosum  L . )    2 , 
 
 Authorization   of   the   Ministry  in  advance. 
 Certificate   declaring  freedom  from   all   coccids 
 and  particularly  from   the   citrus  mealy  bug 
 (Fseudococcus   citri   Risso).       (Amendment   of  Aug. 
 20,    1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2.) 
 
 Authorization    of    the   Ministry   in  advance.  • 
 Certificate   declaring  freedom   from    the   Colorado 
 potato   beetle    (Leptinotarsa  decemlineata  Say) , 
 Potato   flea  beetle   (Epitrix  cucume ri s  Harr. ) , 
 Potato   tuber  worm   (  (Phthorimaea)    G-norimo schema 
 
 operculella  Z  e 11 . ) , 
 Potato  wart   (  Synchytrium   endobioticum   (Schilb.) 
 
 Perc. ) , 
 Scab   (Actinomyces    scabies   (Thax.)    G-uss.), 
 Powdery  scab   (  Spongospora  subterranea   (T7alls) 
 
 Lang) , 
 Root-knot   nematode    (Heterodera  ( radicicola) 
 
 marioni    (Cornu)    Goodey) . 
 If,    upon  inspection,    found  infected  with  potato 
 wart    they  will   be   destroyed   immediately. 
 
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 4.  If   infested  with  potato   tuber  worm  or  other 
 parasites   susceptible  to  effective  disinfection, 
 they  will  be  fumigated. 
 
 5.  If   infected  with   any  disease   not    susceptible   to 
 effective    treatment,    they   shall  be    returned 
 within  15  days  from  date   of   arrival  or  destroyed 
 without  compensation. 
 
 (Amendment   of  Aug.    20,    1932,    to   Law  No.    1,    art.    2, 
 and  Order  of  Jan.    1,    1933.)      (See  p.    17.) 
 
 SILK  T70RM  EGGS  1.      Authorization   in  advance. 
 
 2.      Consignments    should  be   addressed   in  care   of    the 
 
 Crop  Protection   Section. 
 .3.      A  phyto sanitary   certificate    should  accompany  each 
 "consignment,    declaring   the   freedom   of    the  eggs 
 from   transmissible   diseases   and  declaring   that 
 sterile  eggs  and  foreign  matter  do   not   exceed 
 5  percent    of   the   net   weight. 
 
 4.  Each  box  in   the    consignment    should  be   checked  by 
 an   expert,    labeled   and   sealed,    with  a   statement 
 of   the   race  of    silkworms,    the    color   of   the    co- 
 coons  and   their  origin,    as  well  as   the  net 
 weight . 
 
 5.  Examination  of   consignments   at  port  of  arrival 
 shall  be  made   by  an  expert  official,    who  may 
 take    samples   not   to  exceed   two   grams  from   each 
 lot. 
 
 6.  Refusal  of  any  consignment  or  part   thereof   may 
 result  from 
 
 (a)  Noncompliance  with   the   above  conditions; 
 
 (b)  Transmissible  diseases: 
 (c_)      Hatching  of    the   eggs. 
 
 7.  Rejected   consignments   should  be    re-exported  with- 
 in  15   days.      If   the  importer  fails   to   re-export 
 the   consignment   or  if  hatching   takes  place 
 during  the   15-day  period,    or  any  consignment   is 
 not    cleared   through  the    customs  before  the   end 
 
 of  March,    the    said  consignment   shall  be  destroyed 
 at   the  owner's   expense  without    compensation. 
 
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 SUGARCANE  CUTTINGS  1. 
 
 ( Saccharum  officinarun  L. )    2, 
 
 SUGARCANE   SEEDS 
 
 Authorization  of   the  Ministry   in  adv;  nee. 
 Before  being  packed,    the    cutting  s    shou] 
 be   stripped   of   all    trash  and  dipped  in 
 Bordeaux  mixture. 
 
 A  phytosanitary  certificate  from  country 
 of  origin  declaring   that    the   Government 
 Entomologist   and  Mycologist  have  personally 
 examined  each   cane   and  found   it  free  from 
 insect  pests   and  fungus  diseases. 
 Consignments    other   than  postal  parcels  will 
 not  be   admitted.       (Law  No.    1   of   1916,    art.    \ 
 (See  p.    16.) 
 
 Should  be   grown  100  meters  from   any   other 
 sugarcane   and   the  Ministry   should  be   in- 
 formed  of   the    site.      (Domestic.)      (law  No. 
 1  of   1916,    art.    2.)      (See  p.    16.) 
 
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 Importation  Unrestricted 
 
 Plants,  insects,  etc.,  imported  by  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  for  scienti- 
 fic purposes:  Not  subject  to  the  provisions  of  Law  No.  1,  1916. 
 (Law  No.  1  of  1916,  art.  11.)   (Sec  p.  19.) 
 
 GENERAL  CONDITIONS  UNDER  WHICH  PLANTS  MAY  BE  IMPORTED  INTO  EGYPT 
 
 The  following  general  conditions  under  which  plants  and  parts  of 
 plants  may  be  imported  into  Egypt  have  been  indicated  by  the  Direction  of 
 the  Section  of  Plant  Protection  of  the  Egyptian  Ministry  of  Agriculture 
 for  the  guidance  of  exporters  of  such  products  to  that  country.   These 
 conditions  supplement  those  indicated  in  the  summary. 
 
 Packing 
 
 Plants   and  parts   thereof   should  be   free  from   sand  or  soil.      They 
 may  be  packed  in  pest,    sphagnum,    or  polypodium  (osmundine).      The  use   of 
 branches,   leaves,    or  other  parts   of  plants,    either  dry   or  fresh,    as  pack- 
 ing is    strictly  prohibited.      The   Ministry   of  Agriculture    reserves   the 
 right   to   exempt  from   this   restriction  certain  plants  which,    according   to 
 its  knowledge   and  belief,    cannot  easily  be   imported  without  earth  around 
 their  roots. 
 
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 Size   of  Fackages  Restricted 
 
 Uc  package   should  exceed  75  cm  x  1-1/2  m,    the   contents  "being 
 packet.'    in  such  a   manner  as    to   facilitate    their  inspection  and  treatment. 
 Each  kind  of  plant    should  be  packed   separately. 
 
 Phyto sanitary  Certificate 
 
 Each  consignment   should  he   accompanied  by  a  certificate   issued  by 
 the  Department    of  Agriculture   of   the    exporting  country   to    the   effect    that 
 the  plants  had  not  been  grown  in  an  area  infested  with  an  injurious  agri- 
 cultural disease   and   that   they  had  been  duly   inspected  by  a  responsible 
 expert  and  found  free  from  disease. 
 
 In  addition,    there    should  be   a  list   of   all   the  kinds    of  plants   the 
 importation  of   which  had  been   authorized  according  to  the   importer's   ap- 
 plication for  permit.      Should  other  kinds   of  plants  be   included,    the   en- 
 tire  shipment  may  be    re-exported   or  destroyed  without    compensation  to    the 
 owner.      If  the   number  of  plants  imported   exceeds   that  which  was  authorized, 
 the  consignee   should  return  the   excess  at  his  own  expense;    otherwise,    the 
 extra  plants  may  ha.ve   to   be   destroyed  without   right   of   indemnity. 
 
 Infected  Plants   to   Be   Disinfected 
 
 If  a  consignment    is   found  on  inspection   to  be   infected  with  a 
 disease   or  pest    susceptible   of   an  effective   disinfection,    that   treatment 
 will  be   applied  at    the   importer's  expense;    in  the   contrary  case  the   im- 
 porter must    re-export    the   shipment  within   15  days  from    the  d^ite   of   inspec- 
 tion.     If   not   exported  at    the   expiration  of    t]  .     i       ,    it  may  be  des- 
 troyed without    right  of  indemnity  to   the   owner. 
 
 Authorized  Port   of  Entry  for    .. ;;  dieted  Plants 
 
 Plants  and  parts   thereof,    which  may  be  imported   only  under  special 
 permit,    should  be    imported   through  the   (  i   Hknise   or  Parcel   Office   at 
 
 Alexandria.       If   offered  for  entry  at  any   or-her   port,    they    should  be    shipped 
 immediately  by   sea  to  Alexandria  at    the   expense   of   the   importer. 
 
 The  kinistry   of  Agriculture  has  the   right   to  withdraw  samples  for 
 examination  and   observation. 
 
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 Import  Permit    in  Advance   of   Shipment 
 
 The  application  for  an  import  permit   should  be   made   to   the 
 Ministry  "before   the    consignment   is  transported  from  its  place   of   origin. 
 
 GENERAL   CONDITIONS  FOR  THE    IMPORTATION  OF 
 FRUITS,    VEGETABLES,    AND   SEEDS 
 
 Fhyto sanitary  Certificate 
 
 Each  consignment    should  be  accompanied  by  a  phyto sanitary  certi- 
 ficate  issued  by  an  authorized   official   of   the  government    of  the   country 
 of   origin  affirming  the  freedom  of   the   shipment   from   injurious   insects 
 and  plant  diseases,    and  indicating  its  actual   origin  and   locality  where 
 grown. 
 
 Prohibited  Packing 
 
 The  use   of  parts   of  plants   or  leaves,    green  or  dry,    as  packing 
 is  prohibited. 
 
 Ports  Available   for  Treatment    of    Infected  Products 
 
 Any  fruits,    vegetables,    and  seeds   liable    to   treatment   arriving  at 
 a  port   not  equipped  for   the  purpose   or  possessing  equipment   of   insuffi- 
 cient  size,    should  be    reshipped  ^oj  sea   at    the   consignee's   expense  to 
 Alexandria,   Port    Said,    or   Suez. 
 
 Dangerously  Infected  Shipments    to  Be  Re-exported 
 
 If,    on  inspection,    imported  fruits,    vegetables,    or   seeds   are   found 
 infected  with  dangerous  insects   or  diseases,    they   should  be    re-exported 
 within  15  days   of   the  date  of  arrival   or  destroyed  without  right   of   com- 
 pensation. 
 
 If,    on  inspection,    the    consignment    is  found   infected  with  a  disease 
 susceptible   of  treatment,    it   will  be   disinfected  at   the    owner's  expense. 
 
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 GENERAL  REGULATIONS 
 (Promulgated  under  Law  No.    1,    Jan.    4,    1916,    as   amended) 
 
 Importation  Prohibited 
 Article   1.      The   importation  into  Egypt   is  prohibited   of: 
 
 1.  Cotton  plants   (Goss."pium  spp.),    ginned   or  unginned  cotton, 
 cottonseed,    or   cotton   uteris. 
 
 2.  Grrpevine   leaves   (Vijtip_  spp.),    whether  imported  as  mer- 
 chandise  or  used  as  packing  material. 
 
 3.  Live   insects,    their  eggs,    larvae,    pupae,    and  nymphs. 
 
 4.  Cultures    of   "bacteria  and  fungi   injurious    to  plants. 
 
 5.  Plants,    parts   of  plants,    fruits,    and  seeds   of  "bamia  or 
 okra  (Hibiscus   esculentus   L. )    and   til  or  ambari   hemp 
 (Hibiscus   cannabinus  L.).      (Decree- law  No.    96,    June   18, 
 1931.) 
 
 5.      Bags,    boxes,    cases,    and  all   other  containers  used  in 
 
 packing  and  transporting  prohibited  materials.      (Decree- 
 law  No.    96,    June   13,    1931.) 
 
 Importation  Restricted 
 
 Art.    2.       If   the  following  material   is   not   in  virtue    of  an  authori- 
 zation granted  by  the  Ministry  and  is  not   in  conformity  with  the   condi- 
 tions  of    that   authorization,    its    importation  is  prohibited. 
 
 1.  Banana  plants   (feus a   spp.),    date  palms    (Phoenix   spp.), 
 sugarcane    ( Sac charum  of f i c i narun  L.),    and  any  other 
 living  plant  designated  for   that  purpose   by  an  order 
 of    the  Ministry. 
 
 2.  Date   fruit    (Phoenix   spp.),    whether  fresh,    dry,    or  com- 
 pressed.     (Order  of  July  15,    1936.) 
 
 3.  Cucurbitaceous   fruits   and  vegetables.      (Order  of  June 
 22,    1919,    as   amended  by   that   of  Dec.    15,    1919.) 
 
 4.  Plants   in  pots   or  balls   of   earth.      (Order  of  Aug.    30, 
 1932.) 
 
 5.  Azaleas,  begonias,  cyclamens,  ferns,  hortensias  in  pots, 
 lilacs,  ard  lily-of-the-valley  pips.  (Order  of  Nov.  24, 
 1919.) 
 
 6.  Plants  (living),  including  stems,  bulbs,  tubers,  and  all 
 other  parts   capable  of  propagation. 
 
 7.  Mango  fruits  and  seeds  (Mangifera  indica  L.).  (Order  of 
 June   22,    1919.) 
 
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 8.  Olive   trees    (Plea  communi s  Ait.)    and  crade   olives.      (Order 
 of  May  27,  .1920.) 
 
 9,  Rosaceae ,  :Rataceae,    Solanaceae,    Vitaceae,    the  ^onus  Ficus 
 (plants,   parts   thereof,    and  f raits);    fruits  of  the  Japanese 
 persimmon  (Diospyros  kaki   L. ) ,    and  onion  ( Allium   sppO. 
 (Order  of  Aug.    20,    1932.) 
 
 10.  Silkworm   eggs. 
 
 11.  Bees. 
 
 12.  Ginned  or  unginned  cotton  and  cottonseed  in  transit. 
 
 13.  Leguminous  f raits  and  seeds.   (Order  of  Nov.  12,  1935.) 
 
 Art.  3.   The  Ministry,  "by  an  order,  may  add  to  the  preceding  list 
 in  article  2  any  fruits,  vegetables,  or  seeds  the  importation -of  which  may 
 constitute  a  danger  to  agriculture  and  which  do  not  lend  themselves  to  an 
 effective  disinfection. 
 
 Prohibited  Shipments  Returned  or  Destroyed 
 
 Art.  4.  Packages  from  foreign  countries  the  importation  of  which 
 is  prohibited  by  the  preceding  provisions  shall  be  re-exported  within  15 
 days;  if,  at  the  expiration  of  that  period,  exportation  has  not  been  ef- 
 fected, they  shall  be  destroyed,  and  their  owners  shall  have  no  claim  to 
 indemnity. 
 
 Potato  Restrictions 
 
 Art.  5.   Potatoes  reaching  the  customs  are  subject  to  inspection. 
 If  the  agents  of  the  Ministry  find  them  infected  with  wart  disease  ( Syn- 
 chytrium  endobioticum  (Schilb.)  Pore),  they  shall  be  destroyed  immediately 
 without  right  of  compensation  to  the  owner. 
 
 If  it  be  determined  that  they  are  infested  with  potato  tuber  worm 
 ((Phthorimaea)  G-no r imo s enema  o o e rcule  11  a  Zell.),  or  infected  by  another 
 disease  that  can  be  effectively  treated  with  gaseous  or  vaporous  sub- 
 stances, they  will  bu  fumigated  at  the  expense  of  the  importer.   (As  amended 
 by  the  Order  of  Jan.  1,  1933.) 
 
 If  it  be  established  that  the  potatoes  are  attacked  by  any  disease 
 that  cannot  be  effectively  treated  with  such  fumigants,  they  must  be  re- 
 turned by  the  owners  within  15  days.   If  exportation  is  not  effected  at 
 the  expiration  of  this  period,  they  may  be  destroyed  without  right  of 
 indemnity.  (As  amended  by  the  order  of  Jan.  1,  1933.) 
 
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 Fumigation  of  Other  Plants  Required 
 
 Art.  6.   Living  plants  net  provided  for  in  the  preceding  articles, 
 including  stems,  "bulbs,;  and  all  other  parts  of  plants  capable  of  propa- 
 gation, except  seeds,  shall  be  fumigated  on  importation  into  Egypt  at  the 
 expense  of  the  consignee. 
 
 Exceptionally,  plants  arriving  by  parcel  post  are  fumigated  at  the 
 expense  of  the  Ministry. 
 
 Fumigation  Required  of  Infected  Fruits,  Vegetables,  and  Seeds 
 
 Art.  7.   Fruits,  vegetables,  and  seeds  reaching  the  customs  and 
 found,  upon  inspection  "by  agents  of  the  Ministry,  to  be  infected  with 
 diseases  or  fungi  which  are  subject  to  an  order  to  that  effect  "by  the 
 Ministry,  shall  likewise  be  subject  to  fumigation. 
 
 Furthermore,  the  Ministry,  by  an  order,  may  declare  particular 
 countries  to  be  infected  with  diseases  or  fungi  forming  the  object  of  an 
 order  provided  for  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  specifying  the  fruits,  vege- 
 tables, and  seeds  capable  of  introducing  the  said  diseases  or  fungi  into 
 Egypt.  ■  In  such  case,  the  fruits,  vegetables,  and  seeds  thus. indicated, 
 originating  in  the  said  countries,  or  of  unknown  origin,  shall.be  sub- 
 jected to  fumigation  without  the  necessity  of  determining  that  they  are 
 infected.   (Order  of  Jan.  20,  1916,  and  that  of  July  14,  1935.) 
 
 Packing  of  Imported  Plant  Material 
 
 Art.  S.   The  packing  of  plants,  fruits,  vegetables,  a.nd  seeds  pro- 
 ceeding from  foreign  countries  and  subject  to  fumigation,  shall  be  of  such 
 a  character  as  to  facilitate  their  inspection  and,  if  deemed  necessary, 
 their  fumigation.   In  default  of  this,  the  package  will  be  opened  at  the 
 risk  of  the  consignee. 
 
 Torts  Equipped  for  Fumigation 
 
 Art.  9.  Plants,  fruits,  vegetables,  and  seeds  subject  to  fumigation, 
 arriving  at  a  port  not  equipped  for  that  work,  or  possessing  equipment  of 
 insufficient  size,  shall  be  re  shipped  by  sea,  at  the  expense  of  the  con- 
 signee, to  any  of  the  following  ports:  Alexandria,  Port  Said,  or  Suez. 
 
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 Art.  10.   The  provisions  of  this  Law  shall  "be  carried  out  in  the 
 Customs,  either  "by  agents  of  that  service,  of  the  Ministry,  or  of  the 
 Postal  Service.   In  the  case  of  packages  arriving  by  l-.nd,  those  provi- 
 sions will  be  carried  out  by  agents  of  the  Ministry  at  the  first  port  of 
 arrival  in  Egypt. 
 
 The  Law  not  Applicable  to  Plant  Material 
 Imported  by  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture 
 
 Art.  11.  The  provisions  of  the  present  law  shall  not  be  applicable 
 to  plants,  insects,  or  other  articles  imported  by  the  Ministry  of  Agricul- 
 ture for  scientific  purposes. 
 
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 PROHIBITED  PESTS  AND  DISEASES 
 
 Insects 
 
 Anarsia  lineatella  Zell.  ,   peach  twig  "borer. 
 
 Anthonomus    spp . ,    we  e vi 1 s . 
 
 Argyroploce   leucotreta  Ivieyr.  ,    false   codling  moth. 
 
 Aspidiotus  spp. 
 
 Aspidiotus  perniciosus   Comst.  ,    SsJi  Jose   scale. 
 
 Aulacasp i s  p  entago na  Targ. ,    white  peach   scale,    almond  scale,    mulberry   scale, 
 
 Balcninus  spp.,    weevils. 
 
 Bruchidae  (Lariidae). 
 
 Capnodis  carbonari a  Klug. 
 
 Carpocapsa  pomonella  L.  ,    codling  moth. 
 
 Caryoborus    spp. 
 
 Ceratitis  capitata  flied.  ,    Mediterranean  fniit  fly. 
 
 Chalc ophore 11a  stigmatlca  Dalm. 
 
 Chionaspis  euonymi    Comst.,    Euonymus   scale. 
 
 Chry s omphalus  personatus   Comst.,    a  masked   scale. 
 
 Clysia  ambiguella  Hbn.  ,    vine  moth. 
 
 Coccids. 
 
 Cosmopolites  sordidus  Germ.,  banana  weevil. 
 
 C  ryp  t  o  rhy nchu  s  (  Sternochettis)  mangi ferae  Fab.,  mango  weevil. 
 
 Dacus  spp. 
 
 Dacus   oleae   Gmelin,    olive  fruit  fly. 
 
 Ephestia  spp.,    moths    of   stored  products. 
 
 Epidiaspis  pyri   Colvee. 
 
 Epitrix  cucume r i s  Harr. ,   potato   flea  beetle. 
 
 Eume rus   strigatus  Fall.  ,    greater  bulb  fly. 
 
 Eurytoma  emygdali  Endl. 
 
 Grapholitha  funebrana  Treit. 
 
 Ice rya  seychellarum  ITestw. 
 
 Iridomyrmex  hum i 1 i s  Mayr. ,    Argentine   ant. 
 
 Laemophloeus  minutus   Oliv. ,    flat  grain  beetle. 
 
 ( Laspeyresia)    G-rapholitha  molesta  Busck,    oriental  fruit  moth. 
 
 Leptinotarsa  dece;.-ilineata  Say>    Colorado  potato   beetle. 
 
 Lonchaea  aristella  Beck.,    black  fig  fly. 
 
 Lonchaea  aurea  Macq. ,    fruit   fly  attacking  cucurbits. 
 
 Merodon  equestris  Fab.,    narcissus  bulb  fly. 
 
 Myelois  ceratoniae   Zell. 
 
 Myiopardalis  pardelina  Big. 
 
 Orthezia  insignis  Dougl. ,    greenhouse   orthezia. 
 
 Qryctes   elegans  Prell. 
 
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 Paratetranychus  simplex  Banks,  a  red  spider. 
 
 Phoeni coco ecus  marlatti  Ckll. ,  red  date  scale. 
 
 (Phthorimaea)  Gnorimo schema  operculella  Zell.  ,  potato  tuber  worm. 
 
 Phylloxera  vitifoliae  Fitch,  grapevine  phylloxera. 
 
 Plodia  intcrpunctella  Hbn. ,  Italian  meal  moth. 
 
 Polychrosis  "botrana  Schiff.,  grape  fruit  moth. 
 
 Popillia  japonic  a  Newm. ,  Japanese  "beetle. 
 
 Pseudophilus  testaceus  Gah. 
 
 Pseudococcus  spp. 
 
 Rhynchites  spp. 
 
 (  Silvrums)  Oryzaephilus  surinamensis  L. ,    saw-toothed  grain  beetle 
 
 Tenebroides  maur it aniens  L. ,    cade lie. 
 
 Triboliun  confusum  Duv. 
 
 Tribolium  ferrugiiieum  Fab  . 
 Trioza  "buxtoni   Laing,    a  psyllid. 
 
 Disease   Organisms 
 
 Actinomyces   scabies   (lhax.)    G-uss.  ,    common  scab. 
 
 Bacterium   (phytomonas)    citri    (Hasse)    Boidge. 
 
 Bacterium  syringae    (Van  Hall)   E.   F.    Sm.    =  Phytomonas   citriputeale,    citrus 
 
 blast   or  citrus  black  pit. 
 Bacterium   tumefaciens  E.   F.    Sm.    &  Townsend. 
 Heterodera  ( radicicola)   marioni   (Cornu)    Goodey,    root  knot. 
 Spon- ospora   subterranea  (Walls)    Lang,   powdery   scab. 
 Synchytrium  endobioticura   (Schilb.)   Perc,   potato  wart . 
 Urocystis  cepulae  Frost,    onion  smut. 
 
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