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A law case of interest to chrysanthemum growers was heard at Littlehampton on July 3 when a nurseryman was prosecuted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for failure to comply with a notice requiring him to take certain measures for the extirpation of the chrysanthemum midge from his premises. The chrysanthemum midge is a serious pest of greenhouse chrysanthemums in North America, and during the past two years it has been found to exist in a few nurseries in England. The control measures to be adopted, if the pest became established in Great Britain, would add greatly to the cost of growing chrysanthemums. For this reason drastic measures are enforced with the view of eradicating the pest where it has been found and preventing its spread to other nurseries. It is in the interests of all that outbreaks should be speedily discovered and notified to the Ministry. Growers of chrysanthemums are advised to watch their plants carefully and to send to the Ministry specimens of plants attacked by any insect with which they are unfamiliar. An illustrated leaflet (Advisory Leaflet No. 286), which gives a full description of the chrysanthemum midge and its habits, may be obtained on application to the Ministry at 10 Whitehall Place, London, S.W.1.
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Control of the Chrysanthemum Midge. Nature 144, 280 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144280a0
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